John Fetterman is lone Democrat to vote to advance bill, which House already approved; GOP lawmakers now likely need to resume compromise talks in order to overcome filibuster The post Senate Democrats block legislation to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Democratic senators have supported blocking a Republican bill that aimed to impose sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The bill was intended to punish the Court for issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials,

On the Senate floor, the majority leader said the ‘illegitimate targeting of a key U.S. ally should concern all of us,’ and warned the ICC could target American soldiers next