Hundreds of US lawmakers have signed onto two letters to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to continue his “vigorous support of Israel as it faces the growing possibility of investigations and prosecutions by the International Criminal Court” over potential war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The letters, spearhead by Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, as well as Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Va., and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., were a key agenda item for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at its annual Capitol Hill lobby day in March.