Condemning the International Criminal Court's request to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister.

Bill: 118-hres-1383
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2024-07-24
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1383 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2024 Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Brecheen ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Condemning the International Criminal Court’s request to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister.

Whereas Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and brutally murdered 1,200 innocent men, women, and children; Whereas Hamas took over 250 hostages and has tortured innocent men, women, and children; Whereas Israel has every right to defend itself from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iranian-backed proxies, other foreign terrorist organizations, and the Iranian Government; Whereas the United States should continue to support Israel’s efforts to eradicate the threat Hamas poses to the Israeli people; Whereas the Israeli Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has provided the Gaza Strip with over 828,700 tons of aid since the beginning of the war; Whereas the Israel Defense Forces and the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories have coordinated airdrops of aid to the Gaza Strip, which were provided by the United States, Egypt, Jordan, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and France; Whereas Israel has approved the entry of over 98 percent of all aid trucks into the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war; Whereas Israel has provided over 47,000 tons of water to the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war; Whereas Israel is working to connect international organizations with field hospitals in the Gaza Strip and at the El-Arish Port; Whereas Israel has coordinated the evacuation of over 3,300 wounded individuals from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in other countries; and Whereas the arrest warrants requested by the International Criminal Court for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are unprecedented and would hinder Israel’s ability to coordinate the facilitation of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) strongly condemns the actions taken by the International Criminal Court to request arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant; and (2) expresses the sense that— (A) the International Criminal Court shall immediately withdraw the arrest warrant applications for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant; (B) neither the United States nor Israel are members of the International Criminal Court due to longstanding concerns about infringements on national sovereignty; (C) the Israeli Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has provided and coordinated the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip; and (D) the United States Government shall continue to publicly and privately support Israel’s efforts to eradicate the threat posed by Hamas, Hezbollah, Iranian-backed proxies, and the Iranian Government.