During a briefing
for the press at the White House, White House National Security Council spokesman John
Kirby, responded to a question about pro-Palestinian protesters who called
President Joe Biden as "Joe Genocide," saying that Hamas' actions and intentions against
Israel are genocide against the Jewish people. This was reported by UNN with
with reference to the official website of the White House.
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At a
a press conference on Monday, November 20, a reporter asked Kirby to respond
to activists' accusations that the Biden administration has authorized
genocide against the Palestinian people, pointing to the use of the
the nickname "Joe Genocide" by protesters. In response to this, Kirby made it clear
clear who, in his view, supported genocide in the war between Israel and Hamas,
noting that Hamas in its actions and intentions openly desired genocide against
Israel.
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"What Hamas wants, make no mistake, is to
wants, make no mistake, is genocide. They want to wipe Israel off the map.
They have repeatedly spoken about this publicly - in fact, quite recently.
And they said,
that they are not going to stop, that what happened on October 7 will happen again
and again and again. And what happened on October 7? Murder. The killing of innocent people in
their homes or at a music festival. These are genocidal intentions," Kirby emphasized.
Kirby emphasized.
The official also noted
that the First Amendment to the US Constitution allows people to express their opinions, and
the Biden administration respects this. However, Kirby said, Israel is not trying to
to destroy the Palestinian people or wipe Gaza off the map.
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