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Trump plans crippling sanctions on International Criminal Court
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BREAKING: President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose severe sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately after taking office, targeting its personnel and operations. The sanctions will freeze U.S.-based assets, restrict financial activities, and classify the… pic.twitter.com/h1YfjJf2gk
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President-elect Donald Trump is thought to be planning devastating sanctions on the International Criminal Court immediately after his inauguration, with some sources suggesting an executive order could be forthcoming as soon as Jan. 21.
The sanctions package will target both individual ICC personnel, including judges and prosecutors, and the institution as a whole, Israel Hayom reported. The administration intends to classify the ICC as an organization threatening U.S. interests, employing designation procedures similar to those used by the U.S. State Department for terrorist organizations globally. This designation will trigger severe restrictions on anyone involved with the court’s operations.
Financial institutions worldwide will be required to terminate relationships with ICC personnel or face U.S. sanctions themselves. Mirroring actions taken against sanctioned Israeli citizens by the outgoing administration, ICC staff will find themselves unable to perform routine banking operations or use credit cards. Their economic activities will be effectively frozen, with exceptions only for essential needs such as food purchases. Furthermore, all U.S.-based assets belonging to ICC employees and the institution will be frozen.
The Trump team is taking a hard line against the international court over its issuance of arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for the IDFs conduct during the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza.
