The House schedules a vote on a bill to impose sanctions on individuals connected to the International Criminal Court if they target U.S. or Israeli citizens for investigation or prosecution.
Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, right, speaks next to National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, center, and Venezuelan General Attorney Tarek William Saab at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 22, 2024. The House will vote next week on a bill to impose sanctions on individuals connected to the International Criminal Court if they target U.S. or Israeli citizens for investigation or prosecution.
The sanctions include revoking or blocking visas or other documentation needed to enter the U.S. and freezing U.S. property interests and transactions. The House bill — if enacted — would enforce sanctions regardless of whether the arrest warrants move forward. The only out would be for Mr. Khan to drop his investigation against Israeli officials.
A protected person is defined as any citizen or lawful resident of the United States or an allied country “that has not consented to International Criminal Court jurisdiction or is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.” Israeli citizens would fall under that definition.
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