Jon Queally is managing editor of Common Dreams.
Ninety-three nations on Friday, all them state parties to the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court , reiterated their support for the ICC as it assesses an application for arrest warrants of high level Israel i government officials accused of perpetrating war crimes in Gaza .
After Khan made his application for warrants, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said, 'We've been really clear about the ICC investigation. We do not support it.' On June 4, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with 42 Democrats, passed a measure that would sanction ICC officials if the arrest warrants for any Israeli officials were approved or carried out.
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