Jewish Federations applauded the US House on Thursday for overwhelmingly passing the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act – also known as the International Criminal Court (ICC) sanction bill – to push back against the ICC’s historically unjust and misguided persecution of Israel as it seeks to defend itself against a genocidal terrorist organization. 

Since it was brutally attacked in an unprovoked assault on October 7th, 2023, Israel has gone beyond the requirements of international law as it worked to stem the flow of missiles and rockets that forced tens of thousands of innocents to evacuate their homes for 15 months.  
 

In targeting Israel as it turns a blind eye to the world’s real human rights violators, the ICC—to which the US and Israel are not signatories—has shown that Jews and the Jewish state are held to a different standard than the rest of the world.  
 

“The ICC emboldened terrorists around the world when they sanctioned Israel’s leaders – now it’s time for them to be held accountable for their outrageous and irresponsible decisions,” said Jewish Federations Vice President of Government Relations Karen Paikin Barall. "We urge members of the Senate to show solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel and act swiftly in passing this bill."