The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act comes out of House Republicans' staunch support of Israel in its war against Hamas, which has divided Democrats.

The House passed a bill on Thursday to sanction International Criminal Court officials – a move that comes in response to the court issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The House passed a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by a 243-140-1 vote,

Republicans want to sanction the ICC simply because they don’t want the rules to apply to everyone,” one lawmaker said.

The House on Thursday passed legislation to sanction officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), pushing back against the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister for their actions during Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The House of Representatives green-lit a bill to slap sanctions against individuals involved in the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Democratic support for a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court ticked up Thursday as the House passed the measure a second time. Why it matters: The House voted to approve the same bill last year,

A group of House Democrats is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to rescind arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister as Congress is poised to potentially implement sanctions in response to the global court’s actions.

The US House voted overwhelmingly to sanction International Criminal Court officials, with dozens of Democrats siding with Republicans to advance the measure.

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