John Fetterman is lone Democrat to vote to advance bill, which House already approved; GOP lawmakers now likely need to resume compromise talks in order to overcome filibuster The post Senate Democrats block legislation to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American businesses. Republicans failed to get the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward,