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During a press conference in Amman, Jordan on Thursday, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said that the ICC’s decision “is not political” and that it “must be respected and implemented.”
Predictably, the decision prompted sharp outcry from supporters of Israel in Washington. Nominees to join U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration in particular were quick to condemn the court for singling out Israel and threatened that the international tribunal will face consequences when Trump takes office in January.
In a post on X, Mike Waltz, a Florida Republican who Trump has tapped to be his next national security adviser, rejected the allegations against Israel.
He said that the claims of Israel committing war crimes “have been refuted by the U.S. government” and added that “Israel has lawfully defended its people & borders from genocidal terrorists.”
“You can expect a strong response to the antisemitic bias of the ICC & UN come January,” he continued.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also criticized the decision, saying the court has “chosen the side of terror and evil over democracy and freedom, and turned the very system of justice into a human shield for Hamas’ crimes against humanity.”
This story is being updated.
Elena Giordano in Brussels, and Emmy Martin and Eric Bazail-Eimil in Washington contributed to this report.
