U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned two judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Dec. 18, accusing them of being directly engaged in the “illegitimate targeting” of Israel.
The ICC, headquartered in The Hague in the Netherlands, recently ruled against Israel in a case related to its actions in Gaza.
The sanctioned judges are Erdenebalsuren Damdin from Mongolia and Gocha Lordkipanidze from the country of Georgia.
“These individuals have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel’s consent, including voting with the majority in favor of the ICC’s ruling against Israel’s appeal on December 15,” Rubio said in a statement….