“The Hague Invasion Act”, as the act allows the president to order U.S. military action, such as an invasion of the Netherlands, where The Hague is located, to protect American officials and military personnel from prosecution or rescue them from custody.
US politicians threaten to invade Int’l Criminal Court if Israel faces war crimes charges
US Senators sent a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, threatening to impose sanctions and even invade the Hague if it issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration is also pressuring the ICC not to charge Israeli officials over their war crimes in Gaza. Ben Norton discusses Washington’s deep hypocrisy. Sources and links: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/05/07/us-threat-icc-israel Topics 0:00 Intro 0:48 US politicians threaten ICC 2:26 Trump sanctioned ICC 3:17 Biden’s hypocrisy 3:56 Republican senators’ letter to ICC 6:47 Hague Invasion Act 8:44 Israel’s gen0c1de in Gaza 9:48 Israel unleashed famine in Gaza 10:37 Israeli minister demands “total annihilation” of Gaza 11:26 Amalek 13:16 US hypocrisy on ICC warrant for Russia’s Putin 14:51 Africa criticizes ICC 15:42 US/Israel lobbied for ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan 16:46 US & Israel refuse to join ICC 17:02 ICC vs ICJ 18:40 Save face, or save your empire? 21:13
