US lawmakers approve bill to sanction ICC over Israeli war crimes warrant

US lawmakers have given the green light to a bill set to slap sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its issuance of a war crimes warrant for Israeli leaders. Reporting live from Washington DC, Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro emphasizes that while several procedural hoops remain before the sanctions are enforced, the move is significant as it materializes the long-debated notion within the US House of Representatives. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #Israel #WarCrimes #USLawmakers #Sanctions #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #ForeignPolicy #HashtagMania