AWG Condemns US Bid to Cripple ICC Over Genocide Allegations

The Aqsa Working Group (AWG) has strongly condemned the United States' efforts to undermine the International Criminal Court (ICC). This condemnation comes as the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine in 2024.

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However, amid the world's hope for the perpetrators of genocide to be brought to justice, the United States government has launched a campaign to paralyze the ICC under the pretext of protecting United States sovereignty.

AWG views the ICC's warrants as a significant step toward ending impunity for international crimes and acknowledges the global recognition of the events in Gaza as genocide. However, the group criticized the U.S. government's campaign to cripple the ICC, which it claims is being done under the guise of protecting U.S. sovereignty.

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AWG views the United States' (US) move as a serious threat to international law enforcement.

"AWG views the United States' (US) move as a serious threat to international law enforcement," stated AWG Presidium Chairman Muhammad Anshorullah. He added that the U.S. is attempting to shield Israel from legal responsibility for its actions against the Palestinian people. AWG has "strongly condemned and denounced the US government's campaign to paralyze the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the grounds of protecting US national sovereignty."

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The US is attempting to protect Zionist Israel from legal accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed against the Palestinian people.

According to AWG, this U.S. campaign against the ICC is inseparable from efforts to protect Israel from international legal processes, especially following the arrest warrant issuance. The group insists that genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid policies against Palestinians must not go unpunished. AWG also rejected any sanctions, intimidation, visa restrictions, diplomatic pressure, or threats against ICC judges, prosecutors, staff, and supporting nations, emphasizing the need to protect the international judicial body's independence from major powers' political pressure.

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AWG views the United States' campaign against the ICC as inseparable from efforts to protect Zionist Israel from international legal processes, especially after the ICC issued arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine.