United Nations experts asked the U.S. Senate to not pass a bill that recently went through the House. This bill would put sanctions and cut funding for the International Criminal Court or ICC. The reason for this bill is that the ICC issued arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and a former Defense Minister last November because of their actions in the Gaza war. The UN experts are worried that this bill is trying to stop an independent international court from doing its job.
The bill was created after the ICC started investigating Israeli officials actions. It started in the U.S. House and now the experts are involved because the bill is going to the Senate. This situation is getting attention around the world because it shows a disagreement between a powerful country and a well known international court.
The UN experts are worried about what this bill could mean. They think that a country that says it believes in the rule of law is hurting an independent group created to make sure there is international justice. The experts are saying that the U.S. is disagreeing with the ICC’s actions which include the warrants for Israeli leaders in a way that could damage the court’s power.