Global Incidents And Challenges

US. President Donald Trump has imposed economic and travel sanctions on individuals involved in the International Criminal Court’s investigations against US citizens or its allies, such as Israel. The move has been met with mixed reactions. The International Criminal Court is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and aggression against the territory of member states or their nationals. Mr. Trump’s move coincided with a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is wanted by the International Criminal Court for the Gaza war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, responding to US sanctions against the ICC, thanked the US president for his “bold move” on Twitter, writing: “This order will defend America and Israel against this corrupt, anti-American and anti-Semitic court that has no jurisdiction to enforce the law against us.” German Chancellor Olaf Schulz and other EU leaders, meanwhile, have called Mr Trump’s move to impose sanctions on the ICC a mistake.