‘We Do Not Recognize the ICC’: Joe Biden

In a wide-ranging interview, the US president hinted that Israel’s prime minister is prolonging the war for his own interests

US President Joe Biden said in an interview with Time magazine, published on 4 June, that Washington does not recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is currently seeking arrest warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

In response to a question about whether Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, Biden said that “it’s uncertain” and is being “investigated by the Israelis themselves,” adding: “The ICC is something that we don’t, we don't recognize.”

Tel Aviv and Washington are not among the 124 signatories of the ICC Rome Statute of 1998, which established genocide as one of four core international crimes.

Upon the ICC decision to seek arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, US officials threatened the ICC with sanctions. Mike Johnson, Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, called last month for ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to be put “back in his place,” adding that “aggressive legislation” against The Hague-based court was in the works.

During the interview with Time, Biden was asked about ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal in the Gaza Strip.

“The Israelis desperately want a ceasefire in order to get the hostages home,” the US President said, blaming Hamas for the delay and saying that the group “could end this tomorrow.”

On 31 May, Biden made a speech during which he presented a new proposal for a ceasefire and exchange deal, which includes a permanent cessation of hostilities and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Biden said that the proposal was offered by Israel. An Israeli official close to Netanyahu said that Tel Aviv had agreed to the proposal, albeit reluctantly. Hamas said it was positively viewing the new initiative.

On Monday, however, the Israeli premier effectively disowned the initiative and said that no permanent ceasefire would be accepted. He confirmed Israel’s intention to continue the war as soon as Israeli prisoners were returned, a violation of the terms of the new proposal.

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