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Kinsler says State Department justifies ICC sanctions as threat to US allies

The Ezra Klein Show · The Warring Visions of American Power | The Ezra Klein Show · August 14, 2026
Kinsler says State Department justifies ICC sanctions as threat to US allies
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"the language that uh rub the state department has used in its messaging has been about this perceived threat to American personnel and allies, right? So we could think of the arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Galant."
Kinsler says the State Department’s public rationale for targeting the ICC centres on an asserted threat to US personnel and allied figures. She links this framing to the ICC’s warrants for Israeli leaders, while noting US opposition to the court predates the current episode.
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