,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #egj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,cruz submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,opposing and condemning  
the potential prosecution of ,united    
,states and ,israeli nationals by the   
,international ,criminal ,court4        
,whereas the ,united ,states has long   
objected to any assertion of            
jurisdiction by the ,international      
,criminal ,court 7,,icc7 over nationals 
of states that are not parties to the   
,rome ,statute1 including the ,united   
,states and ,israel1 absent a referral  
from the ,united ,nations ,security     
,council or the consent of such a state2
 ,whereas1 on ,december #bj1 #bjai1 the 
,prosecutor of the ,,icc asked the ,,icc
 judges to confirm that the ,court may  
exercise jurisdiction over the ,west    
,bank1 ,east ,jerusalem1 and ,gaza1     
facilitating the potential prosecution  

of ,israeli nations2 ,whereas1 on ,march
 #e1 #bjbj1 the ,,icc authorized an     
investigation into the actions of       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces and      
intelligence officials operating in     
,afghanistan1 facilitating the          
prosecution of ,united ,states          
nationals2 and ,whereas prosecutions of 
nationals from states that are not      
parties to the ,rome ,statute1 absent a 
referral from the ,united ,nations      
,security ,council or the consent of    
such a state1 are illegitimate and      
terminally endanger the credibility of  
the ,,icc3 ,now1 therefore1 be it       
,that-- 7#a7 the ,senate opposes and    
condemns the potential prosecution of   
,united ,states and ,israeli nationals  
by the ,,icc2 and  7#b7 it should be the
 policy of the ,united ,states to pursue
 a resolution by the ,united ,nations   
,security ,council prohibiting the ,,icc
 from prosecuting nationals of states   
that are not parties to the ,rome       
,statute1 including the ,united ,states 

and ,israel1 absent a referral from the 
,united ,nations ,security ,council or  
the consent of such a state4