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With ICC sanctions, Trump wants to make the world safe for war criminals | Kenneth Roth

The Guardian UK Friday 21 August 2026, 12:00 UTC By Kenneth Roth 1 min read
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The US is engaged in a lawless quest to protect American and Israeli officialsThe Trump administration has taken another step in its crusade against the international criminal court by imposing sanctions on two more senior ICC officials. The growing number of sanctioned jurists – now 13 – does not change the lawless nature of this quest. Donald Trump and his henchman, Marco Rubio, want to make the world safe for US and Israeli war criminals.

The US is engaged in a lawless quest to protect American and Israeli officials

The Trump administration has taken another step in its crusade against the international criminal court by imposing sanctions on two more senior ICC officials. The growing number of sanctioned jurists – now 13 – does not change the lawless nature of this quest.

Donald Trump and his henchman, Marco Rubio, want to make the world safe for US and Israeli war criminals. No one should let them.

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