Instead of arresting Netanyahu, the Trump administration has pledged to “dismantle” the ICC and targeted it with sanctions

 

Former U.S. officials and others back challenge to Trump's ICC Sanctions Netanyahu statement

Former U.S. officials and others back challenge to Trump’s ICC sanctions Last week, a broad array of former senior U.S. government officials, human rights groups, and legal experts filed eight amicus briefs supporting our lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sanctions on the International Criminal Court. We brought the case together with American Friends Service Committee, Human Rights Watch, and Open Society Institute. The briefs highlight the sweeping consequences of the sanctions – from obstructing victims' access to justice to threatening judicial independence, academic freedom, and the work of human rights advocates. The findings support our case that the sanctions exceed presidential authority and violate fundamental constitutional rights. Learn more on our website

Netanyahu is not welcome here September 24, 2026, in response to Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States to address the United Nations, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Benjamin Nentayahu comes to New York while still carrying out a genocide in Gaza. He arrives as a wanted man and a target of the International Criminal Court, which seeks his arrest on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the UN, he will address a collection of nations unwilling or unable to hold him accountable. Instead of arresting Netanyahu, the Trump administration has pledged to “dismantle” the ICC and targeted it with sanctions (which we are challenging in court.) In protecting Israel, the Trump administration is protecting itself. Like the Biden administration, Trump gave Israel the means to continue its assault on Gaza, recently approving $2.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, including 40,000 one-ton bombs, which Netanyahu’s government will use to commit further atrocities. Enabling genocide is itself a crime.  Read the full statement on our website

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