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Human rights groups filed suit challenging Trump's aggressive sanctions on ICC for investigating Israeli conduct. The U.S. launched campaign to dismantle the court, drawing EU and UN pushback.
Human rights groups filed suit to block Trump's new sanctions against the International Criminal Court, which is investigating Israeli conduct in Gaza. The administration has threatened to dismantle the court entirely and is pursuing a coordinated campaign to pressure it. The EU and UN have pushed back against the sanctions.
The ICC is the only permanent international body with authority to prosecute crimes that national courts won't touch. Sanctions that weaken it don't just affect Israel investigations—they cripple the court's ability to act on any case, anywhere. Trump's framing as a sovereignty issue masks what's actually happening: insulating Israeli officials from international accountability. The lawsuit buys time, but courts move slowly. By the time judges rule, the administration may have already gutted the court's funding and operations.
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