{"id":2066259,"date":"2023-10-13T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beastmode-george-w-bush-says-one-side-is-guilty-and-its-not-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:23:21","slug":"beastmode-george-w-bush-says-one-side-is-guilty-and-its-not-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beastmode-george-w-bush-says-one-side-is-guilty-and-its-not-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"George W. Bush: Israel is not to blame"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeastmode-george-w-bush-says-one-side-is-guilty-and-its-not-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u2063 President George W. Bush Defends Israel Against Blame for Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not going\u2062 to\u200b take long for people [to say]: \u200c&#8217;It&#8217;s going on too long. Surely, there&#8217;s a way to settle this through negotiations. Both sides are guilty,'&#8221; Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/10\/13\/george-w-bush-netanyahu-israel-hamas-war-video\">said<\/a> at a private California \u200cevent on Tuesday. &#8220;My\u2064 view is: One side is \u200bguilty\u2014and it&#8217;s not Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bush passionately addressed commentators who unfairly blame Israel for the recent Hamas \u2064terrorist attacks, \u200cwhich tragically claimed the lives of over 1,300\u2062 Israeli \u2064citizens. He emphasized that both sides are not equally at \u200bfault and \u200cthat Israel should not\u2062 be held\u200b responsible.<\/p>\n<h3>Clear Distinction\u2063 Between Hamas\u200b and Israelis<\/h3>\n<p>Bush firmly drew a line\u200b between Hamas and Israelis, highlighting the\u2063 brutal nature of the\u2064 attacks. He condemned Hamas as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-officials-approve-petition-to-recall-progressive-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-signature-gathering-begins\/\" title=\"Election Officials Approve Petition To Recall Progressive L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n, Signature-Gathering Begins\">cold-blooded killers<\/a>&#8221; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beastmode-george-w-bush-says-one-side-is-guilty-and-its-not-israel\/\" title=\"George W. Bush: Israel is not to blame\">mercilessly targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">innocent civilians<\/a><\/a>, including \u200dbabies. He acknowledged\u200d that while excuses may be made for their actions, the\u200b truth\u200d remains that\u2064 they \u2063are responsible for the violence.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump Faces Criticism for Comments on Israel<\/h3>\n<p>Former\u2063 President Donald\u2063 Trump faced backlash this\u2063 week\u200d for his remarks\u200b regarding \u200bIsrael. As the\u2063 frontrunner for the Republican presidential \u2064nomination, \u2063he referred to Israel&#8217;s enemy, Hezbollah, as &#8220;smart&#8221; and criticized Prime Minister\u200b Benjamin Netanyahu for\u200b not being adequately \u2063prepared for the Hamas attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d distinctions did Bush \u200bmake\u2062 between Hamas and Israelis in his defense of Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former President George W. Bush has come forward to defend Israel against unfair\u2064 blame for \u200dthe recent\u200c Hamas attacks. Speaking at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-defense-forces-veterans-hired-to-protect-jewish-communities-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Israel Defense Forces Veterans Hired To Protect Jewish Communities In Los Angeles\">private event<\/a>\u200c in California, Bush\u200c expressed his\u200d belief that both sides cannot be considered equally\u200d at fault, and made it clear that Israel should not \u2063be held responsible\u2064 for \u2063the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing commentators \u200bwho\u200b have unjustly accused Israel, Bush\u200c passionately emphasized the need to draw a clear distinction between Hamas\u200b and \u200bIsraelis. He condemned Hamas \u200das &#8220;cold-blooded killers&#8221; who have ruthlessly targeted innocent civilians, \u200cincluding\u200c infants. While there\u200b may be attempts\u200c to offer justifications\u2062 for their actions, Bush stressed \u2064the \u2062truth \u2064that Hamas is ultimately responsible for the \u2064violence that has\u200d taken place.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Bush&#8217;s defense of Israel comes at \u200ba time \u2064when former President Donald Trump faced\u2062 criticism\u200d for his comments on the matter. As\u200b the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump \u2062referred to Israel&#8217;s enemy, Hezbollah, as &#8220;smart&#8221; and criticized\u2063 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for\u2064 allegedly not being adequately prepared \u200cfor the Hamas attack.<\/p>\n<p>Bush&#8217;s defense of Israel against blame\u2064 for \u2062the Hamas attacks\u2062 showcases the importance of distinguishing between\u200c the perpetrators of violence and innocent civilians. By highlighting \u2063the brutal \u200dnature of the attacks carried\u200c out by Hamas, he underscores the need\u2062 to hold those responsible accountable, rather than\u200b casting unfair blame on an\u2063 entire nation. As \u2063the conflict continues, it is essential to promote understanding\u2063 and work towards a resolution through\u200b peaceful negotiations rather \u200bthan perpetuating a cycle \u200dof unfounded accusations and\u200d further violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former president George W. Bush criticized those blaming Israel for the recent invasion by Hamas terrorists, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,300 Israeli citizens. He emphasized the need for negotiations to resolve the conflict, stating that both sides share responsibility and urging for a swift resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":2066260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2066259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2066259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2066260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2066259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2066259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2066259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}