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During remarks on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about the ICC issuing arrest warrants for both Hamas and Israeli leadership.

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00:00Madam President, I would like to begin with a statement about the ICC prosecutor's announcement
00:06from earlier this morning. The ICC prosecutor's decision, seeking arrest warrants for Israeli
00:12leaders alongside Hamas terrorists, is not only profoundly unfair, but it is reprehensible.
00:19As disappointing as the ICC's decision is, it comes as no surprise, because for decades and
00:25decades, the ICC has shown it harbors deep biases against Israel. This decision, suggesting an
00:33equivalency between Israel and Hamas, is another glaring example of that bias against Israel.
00:40As I have said many times, there has never been, and there can never be, any equivalence
00:47between Israel's right to defend itself against terror and Hamas's barbarity. The ICC's decision,
00:54seeking warrants against Israeli leaders, is not only shameful, but also fails to follow
00:59protocol and process in a country where it has zero jurisdiction. I fiercely oppose the ICC's
01:06decision, and I will work with President Biden and members on all sides to keep support for
01:11Israel strong and unwavering.

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