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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/us/politics/house-vote-icc-israel.html
House Votes to Impose Sanctions on International Criminal Court Officials over Israel Prosecution
(New York Times) Robert Jimison - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 247 to 155 to impose sweeping sanctions on officials at the International Criminal Court in a rebuke of efforts by the court's top prosecutor to charge top Israeli leaders with war crimes in connection with the offensive against Hamas. The bill reflected broad bipartisan anger, as 42 Democrats crossed party lines in support. The White House opposed the bill and it is not expected to pass the Senate. The bill would compel President Biden to restrict entry into the U.S., revoke visas, and impose financial restrictions on anyone at the court involved in trying to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute "protected persons," or allies of the U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the author of the bill, said that actions taken against Israeli officials could be a prelude to actions against American officials. "What happens here is going to be coming at us and our country," he said on Tuesday.