U.S. Politics
“Any word if there were puppies or coloring books?” wrote the columnist David Marcus.
The secretary “stressed that no civilian life is worth more than another—whether Christian, Jewish or Muslim,” according to the U.S. State Department.
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, claimed that “Muslim and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks.”
“That’s an intolerable situation for Israel, as it would be an intolerable situation for any country that has suffered such a brutal terrorist attack and continues to see the terrorist threat right on its border,” said Matthew Miller, State Department spokesman.
“These radical Democrats clearly need a history lesson,” said Sam Markstein, national political director of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Several days before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, the White House hosted a roundtable with groups that subsequently blamed Israel for being attacked.
Nejwa Ali previously served as spokesperson for the PLO and attacked Israel with profanity on social media.
The Biden administration reportedly wants to allow time for hostage negotiations and humanitarian aid.
The Pentagon announced the deployment of additional air defense systems and troops in response to “recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces.”
The terror organization claimed that it was releasing the Israeli-American prisoners for “humanitarian reasons.”
An Instagram photo failed to obscure faces.
“The people with guns inside Gaza are Hamas, and so Hamas may try to divert this assistance and keep it from getting to the civilians who it is intended for,” a U.S. State Department spokesman said. “We think that’s a legitimate concern.”