Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune On Tuesday he criticized Democrats’ difficulties in supporting Israel and said “reinforcements are on the way” as Republicans prepare to regain the House majority on Jan. 3.
“To our allies in Israel and to the Jewish people around the world, my message is this: reinforcement is on the way. Senate Republicans regained the majority in six weeks. And when we do so, we will make clear that the United States Congress stands firmly with Israel and we will help the Trump-Vance Administration defend Israel and promote peace in the region,” he told the Senate Republican. Said in the leadership press conference.
Thune called on the current Democratic majority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, to introduce legislation. punish international criminal court To go after Israel.
If Schumer fails to comply, the Republican-majority Senate would introduce such legislation next year and make it and similar bills a “top priority,” Thune said.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has asked the court to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Galant and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“It is outrageous and it is illegal. Thune (R-S.D.) said the ICC’s misdeeds are a threat to our ally Israel and, if left unchecked, could pose a threat to the United States in the future.
“I am calling on Leader Schumer to introduce a bill approving the ICC, which has already passed the House on a bipartisan basis. If he refuses to act, we will have a Senate Republican majority next year. We will continue to stand with Israel and make this and other supportive legislation a top priority in the next Congress,” he said.
Under President Joe Biden, “Democrats have struggled to support our ally Israel and that has really fractured the Democrat Party,” Thune said.
He said that Senator Bernie Sanders “is expected to introduce a resolution denying lethal aid to Israel.” The refusal to support our allies and the hesitation to expose anti-Semitism in our own country will have consequences, Thune said.
“It enables bad behavior and bad actors around the world and it encourages others to abandon Israel in its time of need,” he said, referring to the ICC’s move on Israelis.
Sanders is an independent from Vermont who sides with the Democrats. He has announced plans to introduce a bill to stop arms shipments to Israel.
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