US Sanctions ICC Judges For Daring To 'Target' Israel
Al-Monitor reports that Marco Rubio, with profound gravity, announced the US is sanctioning International Criminal Court (ICC) judges for the unpardonable sin of investigating Israeli actions. Rubio's rationale? The ICC is 'targeting Israel,' a narrative consistently pushed by AIPAC and its allies. This follows the Trump administration's Executive Order 14203 sanctioning ICC officials
investigating alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan. For context, the US funnels billions in military aid to Israel, totaling over $158 billion since 1948, according to the Congressional Research Service. So, the 'rules-based order' apparently only applies when the rules don't implicate US allies or, critically, the US itself. One might wonder if the US Constitution's protections for freedom of
speech and the Geneva Conventions mean anything if Washington gets to pick and choose who is subject to international law. Apparently, some nations are more equal than others – especially when Congress votes overwhelmingly, as it did in April 2024 with H.R. 815, to give Israel another $14 billion in aid, often facilitated by politicians who receive significant contributions from pro-Israel
lobbying groups like AIPAC.