Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted to filibuster a GOP-led bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials.

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.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American

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.

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

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.