Pro-Israel lawmakers in Congress like House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, left, and Rep. Mike Waltz, right, are calling for consequences against the ICC after its top prosecutor said he was seeking an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Getty Images)
Among the charges Khan listed are the intentional targeting of civilians and "starvation of civilians as a method of warfare."
He is also seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, top Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, the head of Hamas's military wing – known as the Al-Qassam Brigades – over the Palestinian liberation group's Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack in Israel.
It has prompted a flurry of outrage from Israel's defenders in Washington, many of whom pointed out that Israel, like the U.S., is not under ICC jurisdiction. The Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank, however, joined in 2015.
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Emmer went a step further in his condemnation on Monday, declaring, "It's time for the rest of the world to defend and refuse to recognize any legitimacy from a pro-terrorist international court."
Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., suggested ICC officials should be banned from setting foot in the U.S.
"There is no legal or legislative basis for these charges," he told Fox News Digital, vowing that Congressional Republicans "will push to end American support for the ICC and bar their officials from entering our country."
Karim Khan is also going after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. (Photo by Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., accused Khan of lying about his intentions. He said in a statement, "Prosecutor Khan’s team was supposed to be in Israel today to arrange a meeting for next week with the prosecutor’s office about the allegations. I was told by ICC staff that the investigation would likely take months and not weeks, and that there would be meaningful consultation with the State of Israel. Instead of the ICC following through with scheduled consultations with Israel, they announced the warrants."
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Even Democrats up to the White House condemned the move. President Biden slammed the ICC's warrants against Israel as "outrageous."
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrote on X, "Requesting arrest warrants for both Israel and Hamas leaders suggests there is a moral equivalence between them—there is none and it’s disgusting to suggest otherwise. The ICC’s credibility is now in shambles and they have only themselves to thank."
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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