Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that it was “hypocrisy” to attack the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes.
Host Chris Hayes said, “There was bipartisan calls in the Senate to work on legislation to essentially sanction the International Criminal Court for that arrest warrant towards Netanyahu. Antony Blinken said that he would be amenable to working with a bipartisan group of senators.
Ocasio-Cortez said, “Absolutely not. Absolutely not. I will associate myself with some of our strongest allies as well as other members within the United States Congress that assert and respect the independence of the courts and the independence of the ICC.
She added, “The fact that we are simply attacking a court because we do not like it’s conclusion, without any evidence to support that case, creates, I think, and opening of hypocrisy. It could potentially be a gift to adversaries of the United States. Because what prevents Putin, what prevents individuals and other authoritarians around the world from also disregarding an international body from trying to create accountability for war crimes.