International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken late Wednesday night issued a statement titled, “The United States Opposes the ICC Investigation into the Palestinian Situation.” According to the Secretary, the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate since Israel is not a party to the ICC and has not consented to the Courtâs jurisdiction, and the Palestinians do not qualify as a sovereign state and so can’t be considered an ICC member state nor be able to delegate jurisdiction to the ICC. “The United States firmly opposes and is deeply disappointed by this decision,” wrote Blinken, and noted that “the ICC was established by its States Parties as a Court of limited jurisdiction. Those limits on the Courtâs mandate are rooted in fundamental principles of international law and must be respected.”