Many Western countries — including stalwart U.S. and Israeli allies — called for the International Criminal Court’s ruling against Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to be respected.

The United States rejected a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense chief, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said.

The indictment of Israeli leaders followed over a decade of legal hurdles and threats against Palestinians for seeking criminal justice