A group of House Democrats is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to rescind arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister as Congress is poised to legislate sanctions over the global court’s actions.

Reps. Eugene Vindman (D-Virg.) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), co-led a letter sent to Päivi Kaukoranta, President of the Assembly of State Parties to the ICC, arguing arrest warrants for officials from a democratic country “diverts attention and resources from prosecuting genuine war criminals.”

In November, the ICC issued arrest warrants against........

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