• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
140 House Democrats Vote Against Bill To Sanction International Criminal Court For Seeking To Arrest Netanyahu

140 House Democrats Vote Against Bill To Sanction International Criminal Court For Seeking To Arrest Netanyahu

January 9, 2025
‘Explain How’: Feds Demand Answers From Tesla Over Austin ‘Robotaxi’ Launch

‘Explain How’: Feds Demand Answers From Tesla Over Austin ‘Robotaxi’ Launch

May 13, 2025
Dems Have ‘Chosen Obstruction’, Sen GOP Leader Says, As Schumer Blocks Trump Noms From Swift Confirmation

Dems Have ‘Chosen Obstruction’, Sen GOP Leader Says, As Schumer Blocks Trump Noms From Swift Confirmation

May 13, 2025
Tale Of Two Markets: Chinese Stocks Slump As US Shares Soar

Tale Of Two Markets: Chinese Stocks Slump As US Shares Soar

May 13, 2025
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Ex Cassie Ventura Testifies in Sex Trial

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Ex Cassie Ventura Testifies in Sex Trial

May 13, 2025
Trump Eyes Investments During Middle East Visit

Trump Eyes Investments During Middle East Visit

May 13, 2025
‘A Winner’: Trump Endorses Jack Ciattarelli In GOP Primary For New Jersey Gov

‘A Winner’: Trump Endorses Jack Ciattarelli In GOP Primary For New Jersey Gov

May 13, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Orgs Sound Alarm On Liz Warren-Backed ‘Trojan Horse’ Effort To Wield Greater Control

EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Orgs Sound Alarm On Liz Warren-Backed ‘Trojan Horse’ Effort To Wield Greater Control

May 13, 2025
China’s New Sandwich-Making, Shirt-Folding Robot Trains 17 Hours A Day To Conquer Manufacturing

China’s New Sandwich-Making, Shirt-Folding Robot Trains 17 Hours A Day To Conquer Manufacturing

May 13, 2025
Inflation Eased More Than Expected In April, Slowing To Lowest Level Since 2021

Inflation Eased More Than Expected In April, Slowing To Lowest Level Since 2021

May 13, 2025
TOM OLOHAN: The Human Rights Campaign’s Rating System Is A ‘Total Scam’

TOM OLOHAN: The Human Rights Campaign’s Rating System Is A ‘Total Scam’

May 13, 2025
House GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Would Put States On The Hook For Outrageous Food Stamp Fraud

House GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Would Put States On The Hook For Outrageous Food Stamp Fraud

May 13, 2025
DC Economy Takes Gut Punch As Trump Takes Shears To Federal Bureaucracy

DC Economy Takes Gut Punch As Trump Takes Shears To Federal Bureaucracy

May 13, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

140 House Democrats Vote Against Bill To Sanction International Criminal Court For Seeking To Arrest Netanyahu

by Daily Caller News Foundation
January 9, 2025 at 2:41 pm
in News, Wire
235 17
0
140 House Democrats Vote Against Bill To Sanction International Criminal Court For Seeking To Arrest Netanyahu
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Daily Caller News Foundation

A majority of House Democrats voted Thursday against legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants for Israel’s leadership over the country’s war with Hamas in Gaza.

The bill, known as the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, is sponsored by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy and 29 other GOP lawmakers. The legislation is headed to the Senate after passing the House Thursday 243-140 with 50 lawmakers not voting.

“I am pleased the House passed, my bill H.R. 23 “The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act” to hold the ICC accountable for targeting Israel and ensure they will face consequences for going after American servicemembers or our allies,” Roy told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Make no mistake, if the ICC is allowed to target Israel unchecked, they will go after American service members and veterans — like the thousands who live in TX-21 — again in the future.”

“I look forward to the Senate taking up and passing HR 23 quickly and sending to the President’s desk,” Roy added.

If the bill clears the Senate’s 60-vote threshold and President-elect Donald Trump signs the legislation into law, Trump would be required to impose sanction on the ICC for any efforts by the Netherlands–based court to issue arrest warrants for “any protected person of the United States and its allies,” according to the bill text.

Just 45 House Democrats voted to pass the legislation and 30 Democratic lawmakers did not vote. Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Congress’s lone Palestinian-American lawmaker who has frequently called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” and been censured by her colleagues for making statements accused of being antisemitic, unsurprisingly voted no on the bill.

— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) January 9, 2025

Every Republican lawmaker that voted either supported the bill or voted “present.” Roy and Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs committee, led Republicans in making the case for the bill’s passage.

“It [The ICC] has taken unprecedented action of issuing arrest warrants for the sitting prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] and former minister defense [Yoav Gallant] of our friend and ally Israel,” Roy said during floor debate on the bill. “This is an entity — the ICC — that has no jurisdiction over the people of the United States. It should have no authority over our people, no authority over the prime minister of Israel. Yet it is extending into the people of Israel’s business in defending itself against violent attacks by Hamas which we define as a terrorist entity, has killed American citizens and holds American citizens hostage as we sit here today.”

The ICC has NO business trying to target Americans or our allies like Israel.

We need to send this illegitimate kangaroo court a message and SANCTION them.

More on HR 23: pic.twitter.com/KNnWPNi7no

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) January 9, 2025

“They [the ICC] are targeting America’s allies who are right now on the front lines of fighting to bring American hostages home from Gaza,” Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs committee, said during floor debate. “Israel is the tip of the spear in bringing the fight to an enemy who currently holds and has killed our fellow Americans.”

Roy’s bill passed the House 247-155 in June 2024 but died in the Senate under Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s leadership, forcing the Texas Congressman to reintroduce the bill on Monday.

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, ranking member of the House Rules Committee, led Democratic lawmakers in opposition to the bill.

“This is not what America voted for. This Republican majority is not what people asked for in the last election,” McGovern said during floor debate. “They keep bringing up lousy bills like this one.”

The United States and Israel are not members of the ICC and do not recognize the court’s authority or honor its arrest warrants.

The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant last November after determining that both men violated international law while overseeing Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza that has been ongoing since the terrorist group invaded Israel in October 2023, killing over 1,300 Israelis.

President Biden notably called the ICC’s arrest warrants “outrageous” following the court’s decision.

“Let me be clear once again: whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas.  We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security,” Biden said in a statement.

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

Tags: DCNFpoliticsU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Daily Caller News Foundation

Daily Caller News Foundation

IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR