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Will Biden’s Deference to Bodies Such as International Criminal Court End Up Biting America as Well as Israel?

Israel and America are not members of the court, yet the ICC opened investigations against individuals in both countries. Asserting that the court is ‘independent,’ rather than stressing it has no jurisdiction over Israel, could come to haunt America too.

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Secretary Blinken and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, right, walk to a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein/pool via AP
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Israelis are concerned about President Biden’s penchant for harnessing the approval of world forums to promote America’s interests — should Americans worry as well?

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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