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George Clooney Called White House to Defend Wife’s Role in Netanyahu Indictment
Joel Pollak
June 6, 2024

Hollywood A-lister George Clooney called the White House last month to defend his wife’s work on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war….The Washington Post reported that Clooney called a senior White House aide to complain after the president rejected the ICC’s move: “Clooney called Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president, to express concern about Biden’s denunciation of arrest warrants sought by ICC prosecutors for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, especially his use of the word ‘outrageous.’” Clooney is due to host a fundraiser later this month for Biden in Los Angeles. Biden is skipping a Ukraine peace summit to raise money from Hollywood. READ MORE