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U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul, representing Texas and serving as chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has voted in favor of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act. This legislation was initially marked up and advanced by McCaul during his previous tenure as committee chairman. The bill, which aims to counter perceived anti-Israel bias at the International Criminal Court (ICC), passed in the House with a vote count of 243 to 140.
McCaul collaborated with Chairman Brian Mast from Florida and Representative Chip Roy from Texas to reintroduce this bill. He expressed strong opposition to what he describes as "the ICC’s arrest warrants targeting Israeli officials," labeling them as reflective of "a poisonous anti-Israel sentiment" that could establish a dangerous precedent.
"It is shameful that Prime Minister Netanyahu could be arrested for visiting Auschwitz on the anniversary of the liberation, or for attending the Munich Security Conference next month," stated McCaul. He emphasized that silence should not be an option when faced with such actions from the ICC, which he argues unjustly equates democratically elected Israeli officials with Hamas terrorists.
Further expressing his concerns, McCaul highlighted that neither Israel nor the United States is a party to the Rome Statute, warning that if Israel is targeted today by such measures, America might face similar challenges tomorrow.
For those interested in more details about McCaul's stance on this issue, his previous remarks supporting the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act are available for viewing online.