George Clooney rang up the White House after President Biden denounced the ICC's request of an arrest warrant of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
President Joe Biden and George Clooney on Dec. 4, 2022 during the Kennedy Center Honors event at the White House.Clooney’s wife, Amal, an international human rights lawyer, worked with the ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan and a panel of international legal experts to review evidence of suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Gaza.
“The ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,” Biden said in a statement. “And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.”
On Tuesday, the House approved legislation that would impose sanctions penalizing the ICC. Although Biden harshly criticized the ICC’s request of arrest warrants for senior Israeli leaders, the president’s administrationit “strongly opposes” the bill because it “could require sanctions against court staff, judges, witnesses, and U.S. allies and partners who provide even limited, targeted support to the court in a range of aspects of its work.
They continued, “And as investigations continue, we hope that state authorities, witnesses and survivors will engage with the judicial process. Ultimately, we hope that this process will contribute to increased protections for civilians and sustainable peace in a region that has already endured too much.”Monet Painting at the Musée d’Orsay Vandalized by Climate Activist3 months ago
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