Panetta supports bill sanctioning ICC

Representative Jimmy Panetta is one of forty-two Democrats who voted to pass a bill which would impose sanctions on anyone at the International Criminal Court (ICC) “engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies.”

This is a direct response to the ICC prosecutor’s call for the arrest of Israel’s President Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza. It also sets a dangerous precedent that undermines the idea of international law.

The Green Party of Santa Cruz County Council denounces Panetta’s vote in support of this bill as well as his continued acceptance of over $400,000 from AIPAC during the unfolding genocide in Gaza.