Graham, Netanyahu Coordinated Lawmakers to Rebuke ICC Probe in 2024 Calls
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 28
Graham, Netanyahu Coordinated Lawmakers to Rebuke ICC Probe in 2024 Calls
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 28
Summary
Footage from Oct. 29, 2024 shows Lindsey Graham and Benjamin Netanyahu privately discussing how to line up a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers to denounce the International Criminal Court investigation into Netanyahu.
Roughly 400 hours of documentary recordings by British filmmaker Alex Holder captured two discussions, reviewed by The New York Times, just days before the election that returned Donald Trump to the White House.
The calls highlight Graham’s role as a key conduit for Netanyahu in Washington, at a moment when the Israeli leader was also preparing to discuss a widening war against Iran with Trump.
Netanyahu, still subject to an ICC arrest warrant that Israel calls politically motivated, was in Washington on Tuesday for Graham’s funeral and is due at the U.N. General Assembly in New York in September.