"The United States will always stand with our friend and ally, Israel," says Bolton's draft text. The Trump administration will threaten to prosecute ICC judges if they proceed with a case involving American forces in Afghanistan. 'Sweeping powers'In addition, the United States may negotiate more binding, bilateral agreements to prohibit nations from surrendering Americans to The Hague-based court, the text says. The United States did not ratify the Rome treaty that established the ICC in 2002, when President George W. Bush opposed the court. Trump last week ordered that $25 million US earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem be directed elsewhere.

Source: CBC News September 10, 2018 14:37 UTC