U.S. Politics
Asked about more than 6,000 Palestinians whom the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry said Israel killed, the U.S. president said “I have no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed.”
“Your commitment to Israel and its security was apparent to us from the moment we met,” wrote David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, of Rep. Mike Johnson.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett took issue with Tzachi Hanegbi’s comments, saying, “Qatar is the enemy itself.”
The White House press secretary, who began the daily press conference ostensibly to correct her pivot to Islamophobia the day before when asked about Jew-hatred, began discussing Muslims again.
“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.
