U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday, January 28 blocked a Republican-led attempt to sanction the International Criminal Court over the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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00:00U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday, January 28 blocked a Republican-led attempt to sanction
00:06the International Criminal Court.
00:09The move comes in response to the ICC's arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister
00:13Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister related to the Gaza conflict.
00:18The bill fails to advance after 54 to 45 votes, falling short of the required 60 votes.
00:24The illegitimate Court Counteraction Act sought to impose sanctions on any foreigner who investigates
00:29arrests, detains or prosecutes U.S. citizens or those from allied countries, including
00:35Israel, who are not members of the court.
00:38The House passed the measure 243-140 earlier this month, with 45 Democrats joining Republicans
00:44in support.
00:46Republicans hoped the bill would pass in time for Trump to sign it into law, ahead of Netanyahu's
00:50visit to the White House on February 4.