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“There’s no place in America for any type of violence,” said Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary.
“It is difficult to trust the department to investigate violations of Title VI when your own public statements suggest that you have already come to your own conclusions,” the Republicans wrote.
“The American public deserves an open and transparent process which cannot occur until the House returns the week of Jan. 8,” wrote 15 Republican senators.
“We welcome this significant step,” said Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security advisor. Avigdor Liberman called it “shameful” and a “moral, political and security bankruptcy.”
“Israel has nowhere near the capacity they need to deal with a major war with Hezbollah,” said Brad Bowman. “We have to sound the alarm so that the people that can actually do something about it can fix it.”
“We’re going to keep the private conversations private,” a father of a hostage still held in Gaza said, after meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.
The meeting comes after the relatives were reportedly not invited to Monday’s White House Chanukah reception.
“This government in Israel is making it very difficult for him to move,” the U.S. president said of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The similarities are extremely relevant,” said Ari Harow. “Many of the lessons that were learned from 2014 are being implemented today.”
Former Knesset member Shai Hermesh survived the assault after a 20-hour ordeal, but his son Omer was murdered.
In 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a Chanukah statement. Last year, he did not.
The president also stressed sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza and noted concern about settler violence against Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.
