STORY: The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to sanction the International Criminal Court.The measure comes in protest after ICC prosecutors issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over Israel's military operations in Gaza.

Republicans want to sanction the ICC simply because they don’t want the rules to apply to everyone,” one lawmaker said.

Brian Mast (R-FL), a steadfast supporter of Israel, slammed the ICC for “legitimizing the false accusations of Israeli war crimes.” The post Forty-Five Democrats Join Republicans to Pass Sanctions On ICC Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant first appeared on Mediaite.

Four other Senate Democrats served in the House when the ICC sanctions bill initially came up for a vote last year. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) voted for the legislation but did not respond to a request for comment, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was not present, while Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) voted against it.

The US House of Representatives has voted to sanction the ICC after it issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant.

The US House voted overwhelmingly to sanction International Criminal Court officials, with dozens of Democrats siding with Republicans to advance the measure.

Roy described the ICC as an "illegitimate body" that is engaged in a "shameful lawfare campaign" against Prime Minister Netanyahu.

The House on Thursday passed legislation to sanction officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), pushing back against the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli

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