President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) and who collaborate with that court for shares against USA And his allies, like Israel. From the ICC they replied that they will continue “providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims.”
In November, The ICC ordered the arrest of Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Loop. At the same time, he issued an arrest warrant against a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Through his official social network X (former Twitter) account, the Court published a statement in which he expressed that he agrees to “continue to provide justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities around the world, in all situations in which he acts. “
Trump signed an executive order to sanction the ICC
The American president considered in his executive order that the CPI He undertook “illegitimate and unfounded actions against the United States” and Israel, defined as a “narrow ally”and abused “even more of his power by issuing unfounded arrest orders.” This measure coincides with Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week.
The CPI, which has 125 members, is a permanent court that can judge people For war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression crimes against the territory of the Member States or committed by their nationals. The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.
“Malignant behavior”
According to Trump, the recent CPI actions “They feel a dangerous precedent, directly putting the current and previous staff of the United Statesincluding active duty members of the Armed Forces, by exposing them to harassment, abuse and possible arrest. “
That “evil behavior”, in his opinion, “threatens to violate the sovereignty of the United States and undermines the critical work of National Security and foreign policy of the US government” and its allies. The document understands the government of a member country of the NATO or a prominent partner who does not belong to that organization.
Russia also looks at the court since, in 2023, the ICC issued an arrest warrant against the president Vladimir Putinaccusing him of the war crime to illegally deport hundreds of children from Ukraine. This is how he prohibited the entrance to the chief prosecutor of the CPI, Karim Khantogether with two CPI judges in their list of people sought.
The Lancet scientific magazine criticized Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the USA from the WHO
The prestigious scientific journal The Lancet published an editorial where he criticizes the decision of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to withdraw the country from the World Health Organization (WHO). In it, warns the possible consequences that this can generate in medical research, international cooperation and access to essential health services.
The measure of removing his country from the organization was announced by the US president on January 20, the day the Republican returned to the White House to start his second term. For his part, Argentina followed in the footsteps of Trump and President Javier Milei also chose to retire from the body.
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