The Palestinian Authority’s effort to bring charges against Israelis in the International Criminal Court in the Hague went up against a brick wall in the form of the U.S. government’s denial of entry visas for ICC agents pursuing the charges. The policy is not a one-off affair; it has been announced by SecState Mike Pompeo. He said that investigators looking into allegations of war crimes during fighting in Afghanistan have already been turned away and that if you are an inspector for the ICC, “Don’t assume you will get a visa.” Neither the United States nor Israel are members of the International Criminal Court, but its nationals can be arrested while visiting a member state.