The Trump administration again named Israelis along with Americans as deserving immunity from International Criminal Court prosecution.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement Friday, President Donald Trump declared victory after the ICC rejected a request to investigate U.S. personnel for actions in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSince the creation of the ICC, the United States has consistently declined to join the court because of its broad, unaccountable prosecutorial powers; the threat it poses to American national sovereignty; and other deficiencies that render it illegitimate,\u201d the White House said in a statement it attributed to Trump. \u201cAny attempt to target American, Israeli, or allied personnel for prosecution will be met with a swift and vigorous response.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the second time that the Trump administration has extended its vow to protect allies from the court explicitly to Israelis. Last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said <\/a><\/strong><\/span>ICC officials who prosecute Americans or Israelis would be denied entry into the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n The ICC is known to be considering whether to act on a request by the Palestinian Authority to investigate Israeli officials for war crimes. Like the United States, Israel is not a member of the court and thus its citizens are susceptible to court action only if they are in countries that belong to the ICC.<\/span><\/p>\n