ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants

ER Editor: Notice how the title of the Guardian article below implies Trump is unhappy with ‘pal’ Netanyahu and Galant receiving those ICC arrest warrants? Ergo, Trump must be a Zionist.

Ariel/Prolotario1 on Twitter gives us a better line of reasoning, which accords with the deliberately bad choices Trump has been making for his own cabinet. Zionism (Khazarian Mafia / cabal / Rothschilds / deep state / Satanic class of elites) is being brought down, yet Trump puts Israel-supporting Kash Patel in his cabinet? Trump is forever doing perp walks, thrusting the perpetrators into the spotlight. Patel 2.0 doesn’t look like his former self.

Ariel below explains why those US sanctions against the ICC mean that Netanyahu and Israel are skewered.

RELEVANT TEXT THREAD —

I will say this right now. If Donald Trump puts sanctions on the ICC. This will be game over for Benjamin Netanyahu. The day this happens the clock will officially begin to wind down and entrap Israel with nowhere to go. This will give US prosecutors full control.

3 Reasons Why US Could Sanction ICC • Sanctioning the ICC severs external oversight, so Trump doesn’t have to share or justify U.S. intelligence with foreign entities. • Domestic Investigations give the U.S. full control; you avoid unwieldy international bureaucracy and keep sensitive information in-house. • Strategic Timing & Leverage By blocking the ICC route, Trump maintains the element of surprise or leverage if he really does plan to expose Netanyahu later on his own terms and timetable. Do we all understand now? By sanctioning the ICC and keeping them at bay, Trump retains direct control over any investigation, can decide what evidence emerges, and can time it to suit domestic interests rather than complying with an international court’s demands or schedule.

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Do We Have A Conflict Of Interest On Our Hands? WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-Kash Patel, who has been tapped as Trump’s choice for the next FBI director, recently made a statement calling for Americans to “wake up” and place a higher priority on supporting Israel. Patel emphasized the need for a strong partnership between the U.S. and Israel, stating that America’s security and global leadership depend on the nation’s commitment to its ally in the Middle East. vinnews.com/2024/12/01/kas __________________________

What did Donald Trump say about Benjamin Netanyahu? What did 60 Minutes air about Israel crimes? What are the ICC countries where Netanyahu and Gallant may face arrest?

Did you know that more than 120 countries that are part of the International Criminal Court obliged to enforce the arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu? Do you think Donald Trump is oblivious to all of this?

How do people not see that the cabinet are being set up to fail?

How do people not see that you can’t be Israel 1st and America 2nd?

Did you know the European Union & Mexico revived trade deals? Guess who enforced the the ICC arrest warrants for B. Netanyahu? Mexico & European Union.

I was saving this article for all those who were cheering for Kash Patel. Because they actually think that him being apart of the administration for however brief period he may be is somehow a win for America. How when Benjamin Netanyahu was behind 9/11? How when Benjamin Netanyahu was behind the USS Liberty attack? How when Benjamin Netanyahu used Hamas/CIA to attack his own citizens to then blame Gaza?

Are you all telling me that you do not find it strange that D. Trump is NOT coming out publicly to denounce those 120+ countries who have warrants out for B. Netanyahu if D. Trump is supposed to be a Zionist?

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For further digging, readers may be interested in this explainer piece titled —

What Just Happened: With ICC Sanctions

What happened? As part of his omnibus day one executive order (E.O.) called “Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” President Donald Trump has revoked former President Joe Biden’s April 1, 2021, E.O. that terminated controversial sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). Biden’s E.O. (14022) had made clear that “the threat and imposition of financial sanctions against the Court, its personnel, and those who assist it are not an effective or appropriate strategy for addressing the United States’ concerns with the ICC.”

A reminder that ‘Biden’ was a front for a four-year military operation.

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ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants

Leadership at international criminal court fears new US administration will move quickly to shut it down

The international criminal court is bracing itself for Donald Trump to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week, amid fears such a move could paralyse its work and pose an existential threat.

ICC officials are preparing for Trump’s new US administration to act quickly once in office to impose draconian financial and travel restrictions against the court and senior staff, including its chief prosecutor and judges.

The threat of US sanctions has loomed over the ICC since it issued arrest warrants in November against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

In response to the warrants, the US House of Representatives voted earlier this month to impose sanctions on the ICC, advancing legislation that Republican leaders have said will soon be voted on in the Senate.

However, multiple ICC sources said the court’s leadership fears Trump will not wait for the legislation but launch a swift assault by issuing an executive order creating the legal basis for multiple rounds of sanctions.

According to interviews with officials and diplomats familiar with the ICC’s preparations, the court is planning for a “worst case scenario” in which the US imposes sanctions against the institution, in addition to measures targeting individuals.

ICC sources said that sanctions against senior court figures would be difficult but manageable, whereas institution-wide sanctions would pose an existential threat to the court as they would block its access to services it depends on to function.

“The concern is the sanctions will be used to shut the court down, to destroy it rather than just tie its hands,” one ICC officials said.

Core services that would be jeopardised by institutional sanctions include the ICC’s access to banking and payment systems, IT infrastructure and insurance providers. Such measures would prevent US-based companies from conducting business or transactions with the court.

One key concern to have emerged in recent months is the ICC’s reliance on Microsoft which has deepened in recent years after chief prosecutor Karim Khan formed a partnership with the company to overhaul the court’s systems.

Khan with ICC flag behind
Karim Khan Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters

Multiple sources in the prosecutor’s office said Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform is critical to its operations and suspending access would paralyse its investigations. “We essentially store all of our evidence in the cloud,” one said.

Court authorities are understood to have been rapidly reviewing the ICC’s suppliers and have ended some commercial relationships in an effort to reduce its exposure. Some staff have been advised to consider closing any US bank accounts they hold.

The latest round of US sanctions is expected to affect a wider group of ICC officials and will come at the beginning of a new Trump administration, raising fears among court staff that the sanctions will evolve and escalate over time.

Päivi Kaukoranta, president of the ICC’s governing body, said sanctions risked severely hampering the court’s investigations and could “affect the safety of victims, witnesses and sanctioned individuals”. She said the court’s work must be allowed to “proceed without interference”.

Disrupting the ICC’s operations, however, appears to be part of an explicit effort to force the court to withdraw the arrest warrants issued against Netanyahu and Gallant.  (ER: Is it?)

CONTINUE READING HERE

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