Politics & Diplomacy
South Africa leads coalition opposing U.S., Israeli pressure on ICC
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At the United Nations this week, President Trump repeated his attacks on the International Criminal Court and urged other nations to withdraw from the global tribunal, Democracy Now! reported. The remarks came as South Africa has formed a coalition—the Hague Group—to resist what member states characterize as American and Israeli efforts to undermine the court through "unilateral bullying."
The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials and others, drawing repeated criticism from Washington. Trump's renewed calls for nations to abandon the court represent an escalation in U.S. pressure on the tribunal, which operates as an independent body investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
