Published November 01,2024
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is going through backlash for remarks that justified Israeli assaults towards Palestinian civilians within the Gaza Strip.
Clinton drew criticism after he stated Hamas “forced” Israel to kill Palestinian civilians throughout a rally within the state of Michigan in assist of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
He stated he understands “why young Palestinian and Arab Americans in Michigan think too many people have died — I get that.”
“But if you lived in one of those kibbutzim in Israel right next to Gaza, where the people there were the most pro-friendship with Palestine, most pro-two-state solution of any of the Israeli communities — were the ones right next to Gaza. And Hamas butchered them,” he stated.
“Well, you’ll have to forgive me, I’m not keeping score that way,” stated Clinton. “It isn’t how many we’ve had to kill. Because Hamas makes sure that they’re shielded by civilians, they’ll force you to kill civilians if you want to defend yourself.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the remarks that demonized a bunch of individuals.
“Bill Clinton’s callous and dishonest attempt to justify the Israeli government’s attacks on civilians in Gaza was as insulting as it was Islamophobic,” stated CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw. “It is completely unacceptable to dismissively reference Islam and falsely claim that every Palestinian man, woman and child killed by Israel was a human shield.”
Yousef Munayyer, the pinnacle of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, wrote on X: “The Clinton’s are so incredibly bitter over their pathetic failure to make peacemaking part of their Presidential legacy as their rival Carter had done, that they’ve resorted to decades of blaming the victims. Failure to own shortcomings is the quintessential Clinton quality.”
Abdullah Hammoud, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, the primary Arab-majority metropolis within the U.S., urged Harris to not ship “surrogates” like Clinton to her rallies.
“Rumor has it the Dems want to send Bill Clinton to Dearborn to rally the Arab vote this weekend. Do us a favor – stop sending surrogates who have no respect or regard for this community. You’re only inflicting more damage,” he wrote on X.
The Biden administration has repeatedly confronted criticism for its unconditional assist for Israel in its warfare on Gaza.
The Israeli military has continued a devastating offensive on Gaza since an assault final 12 months by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, regardless of a UN Security Council decision demanding a right away cease-fire.
More than 43,160 folks have since been killed, principally girls and youngsters, and over 101,500 injured, in line with native well being authorities.
The onslaught has displaced virtually the territory’s total inhabitants amid an ongoing blockade that has led to extreme shortages of meals, clear water and medication.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its brutal warfare on Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr