U.S. Politics
“The ICC has again proved that it is a political body, not a judicial institution,” says Israeli premier • The U.S. State Department cites “serious concerns” with the ruling.
When it comes to matters of policy, Victoria Coates, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and former deputy national security adviser for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs, believes there is a “disconnect” among European and U.S. leaders.
“Thousands of warfighters often struggle to find normalcy after returning home from combat deployments,” said U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.).
The three opposing votes were Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.)
Professor Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S. policy in the Mideast, says the review signals “reservations” in the Democratic Party, although the president is likely to make the final call.
He allegedly was part of an incident in 2012 where several staffers at the center’s ThinkProgress website were condemned for using anti-Semitic tropes of Jews dominating politics and money.
“United States law governs domestically but does not rule the world,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the decision.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “unequivocally” condemns the controversial statements by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (D-Ga.), but he says she’s learned her lesson.
“Replacing a maximum pressure campaign with a maximum concession campaign will only embolden Iran,” wrote Republican lawmakers.
“The United States will continue to urge other countries to normalize relations with Israel, and we’ll look for other opportunities to expand cooperation among countries in the region,” said U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price.
The Iranian nuclear program is “a challenge we have to tackle immediately,” says U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price.
“This is especially essential at a time when acts of anti-Semitism and Jew-hatred are on the rise at home and abroad,” said the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
