U.S. Politics
“These are decisions for Israel to make,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
Asked about threats against Jews, John Kirby, a White House spokesman, said the administration is also monitoring threats against Muslims and Arabs.
In 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a Chanukah statement. Last year, he did not.
“We probably will not change our endorsements in mid-cycle,” acknowledged J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami.
The Kentucky congressman’s use of an image prompted criticism from both the White House and “Breitbart News.”
“When Jews are targeted because of their beliefs or identity, and when Israel is singled out because of anti-Jewish hatred, that is antisemitism,” said Doug Emhoff, who is married to the U.S. vice president.
A White House spokesman also condemns “shocking, antisemitic statements” from the Council on American-Islamic Relations executive director.
To know that someone brought a loaded gun to a synagogue “shakes people to their core,” said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“We must rededicate ourselves to stand against antisemitism and all forms of discrimination,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
“Joe Biden will say he supports Israel and then they do nothing but try to kneecap them every step of the way,” said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“The group discussed the imperative to unequivocally denounce sexual violence by Hamas,” the White House stated.
“Calls for genocide are monstrous and antithetical to everything we represent as a country,” a White House spokesman said. The president did not comment directly.
