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There’s a belief currently held by the British government that the Trump administration is planning to target Amal and George Clooney with sanctions.
According to Middle East Eye, the prominent human rights lawyer has been caught in the crosshairs of Trump’s ongoing battle with the International Criminal Court (ICC). In November 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Minister of Defense. The charges laid against them were war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza — some of the most serious charges the court can issue against individuals.
The U.S. responded with a sweeping crackdown, sanctioning nearly every working member of the ICC, including U.S. nationals. The order came with an additional ominous warning that further actions could follow against those responsible for these “transgressions.” It’s worth noting that the Trump administration has been clamping down hard on any form of protest against the war in Gaza — going as far as imprisoning student protesters, including children of celebrities such as Maggie Gyllenhaal.
This story has since evolved into yet another case of celebrity crossing into geopolitical affairs, as Amal Clooney is reportedly being considered for the “further actions” the Trump administration alluded to. Multiple sources within the British government believe that Amal’s role on an independent panel of legal advisors to the ICC — and her personal support for the court’s chief prosecutor’s decision to pursue arrest warrants against top Israeli government officials — has placed her in the administration’s crosshairs.
It should be noted that Amal advised that both Hamas leaders and Israeli officials should be held accountable for the atrocities. Amal said, “I believe in the rule of law and the need to protect civilian lives.” The mother of two added, “As a human rights lawyer, I will never accept that one child’s life has less value than another’s.”
It’s also worth adding that Amal and George Clooney jointly run the Clooney Foundation for Justice. The foundation’s literal stated mission is the belief that “no one is above the law.” So if the Trump administration does follow through and sanction her, it will almost certainly spill over to George Clooney as well — whose criticism of Trump, both as a politician and a person, has been well documented over the years. And Trump is not exactly known for being above petty retaliations.
If Amal Clooney does get sanctioned, since she is not an American citizen, she may be banned from ever entering the United States. She might also be placed on a financial blacklist. This would have serious implications for the Clooney family, considering George Clooney still actively works as a filmmaker in the U.S., and the couple shuttles between the UK and Europe.
Amal Clooney is partly of Palestinian descent, and as the war grew more brutal, her initial silence was questioned by many left-leaning commentators. To some, that silence was considered a form of complicity. But now, as the situation continues to unfold, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not only was she making significant moves behind the scenes — she was doing so fully aware of the personal risks it could pose to her home life.