
Amnesty International on Friday criticized US President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the ICC after it issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former minister Galant, saying it “betrays” the international justice system. In a statement, Agnes Callamard, secretary general of the rights group based in the UK, said the sanctions suggest Trump endorses the Israeli government’s crimes and is embracing impunity. “This reckless action sends the message that Israel is above the law and the universal principles of international justice,” she added.