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 Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman broke ranks with his party Tuesday, becoming the lone Democrat to support Republican-led efforts to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the tribunal’s controversial move to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.

The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a House-passed bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials for the court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over military actions in the Gaza Strip.

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

The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act would have inflicted visa bans and financial restrictions on ICC-affiliated officials.