Sputnik International By Mary Manley
The invitation to Netanyahu comes on the heels of Republican lawmakers releasing an open and signed letter threatening officials of the court with sanctions against their employees, associates, them and their families.
A recent report from Common Dreams shows that a growing number of US congressional Democrats are pushing back against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. The invitation comes at an awkward time, as the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leader Yehiya Sinwar and other officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) said that if “Netanyahu comes to address Congress, I would be more than glad to show the ICC the way to the House floor to issue that warrant.” Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) also indicated his intent to boycott any address by the prime minister, adding that Netanyahu had created the “worst humanitarian disaster in modern history”.
But some US officials have suggested that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over the conflict in Gaza, nor the US itself. Last week, US Senator Lindsey Graham said he wanted to sanction the ICC for its decisions, to which US Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested he would support the senator.
On Tuesday, the independent investigative journalist and author Dan Lazare sat down with Sputnik’s Wilmer Leon to discuss US Republicans’ outstretched hand to Netanyahu.
“I think that Democrats are demoralized. They don’t know what to do. They’re just sick and tired of Biden’s ineffectuality. He keeps promising that a ceasefire is just around the corner. A ceasefire is no closer now than it was four or five months ago. He’s totally out of it,” said Lazare…
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