[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 87 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                 Israel

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I would like to begin with a statement 
about the ICC prosecutor's announcement from earlier this morning.
  The ICC prosecutor's decision seeking arrest warrants for Israeli 
leaders alongside Hamas terrorists is not only profoundly unfair, but 
it is reprehensible. As disappointing as the ICC's decision is, it 
comes as no surprise because, for decades and decades, the ICC has 
shown it harbors deep biases against Israel. This decision suggesting 
an equivalency between Israel and Hamas is another glaring example of 
that bias against Israel.
  As I have said many times, there has never been and there can never 
be any equivalence between Israel's right to defend itself against 
terror and Hamas's barbarity. The ICC's decision seeking warrants 
against Israeli leaders is not only shameful, but it also fails to 
follow protocol and process in a country where it has zero 
jurisdiction. I fiercely oppose the ICC's decision, and I will work 
with President Biden and Members on all sides to keep support for 
Israel strong and unwavering.