{"id":2089181,"date":"2023-11-03T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-demands-fox-news-apologize-for-popular-hosts-sickening-attack-on-arab-arab-americans-and-muslim-world\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:01:41","slug":"white-house-demands-fox-news-apologize-for-popular-hosts-sickening-attack-on-arab-arab-americans-and-muslim-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-demands-fox-news-apologize-for-popular-hosts-sickening-attack-on-arab-arab-americans-and-muslim-world\/","title":{"rendered":"White House demands Fox News apologize for host&#8217;s &#8216;offensive remarks&#8217; about Arab-Americans and the Muslim world."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fwhite-house-demands-fox-news-apologize-for-popular-hosts-sickening-attack-on-arab-arab-americans-and-muslim-world%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=2089181&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>The White House\u2064 Demands Fox \u2063News Apologize for Popular Host&#8217;s &#8216;Sickening\u2063 Attack&#8217; on &#8216;Arab Arab-Americans and Muslim World&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The White House has accused Fox News host Jesse Watters of speaking \u201chate\u201d and demanded he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">apologize<\/a> over comments\u2062 he\u2064 made about \u200bthe \u2064Islamic \u2063world \u200don the network this week.<\/p>\n<p>While referring to a rash of anti-Semitic bad actors who have\u2064 taken to tearing down public images\u2064 of civilians kidnapped during\u200c the Oct.\u200b 7 Hamas attacks against Israel, Watters shined a light on the public hatred for Jews in \u2063this country and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday\u2019s edition of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/five-thriving-without-geraldo-rivera-show-crushes-cable-news-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Five<\/a>,\u201d the co-host addressed the posters and the Arab world \u200cat large.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to say something about Arab Americans\u2064 and about the \u2064Muslim\u200c world,\u201d Watters opened.<\/p>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, and when I say we, I mean, the West and Western technology \u2014 \u200dhave created the Middle\u200d East. We\u2064 made them rich. We got that oil out of the ground. \u2063Our military protects\u2062 all of these\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-demands-fox-news-apologize-for-popular-hosts-sickening-attack-on-arab-arab-americans-and-muslim-world\/\" title=\"White House demands Fox News apologize for host's 'offensive remarks' about Arab-Americans and the Muslim world.\">oil shipments flying<\/a> around the world, making \u200cthem rich.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fund their military. We respect their\u2062 kings. We kill their terrorists, okay? But we\u2019ve had \u200dit. We\u2019ve had \u2062it with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watters then complained \u2062about the instability of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hamas-linked-groups-us-middle-east-got-millions-biden-admin-including-covid-relief-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Middle East<\/a> and laid into people\u2064 who have been seen tearing down images of hostages, \u2063such as \u200bthe man in the video below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brooklyn, New York. How hateful\u200b and antisemitic should you\u200c be \u2062to tear down posters of kidnapped children and \u200dbabies held hostage in Gaza just because they are \u200cJews? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringThemHome?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringThemHome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamasISIS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamasISIS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamasisISIS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamasisISIS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CqmDv5kBb2\">pic.twitter.com\/CqmDv5kBb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nefolet (@Nefolet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nefolet\/status\/1720041730370650491?\">November\u200b 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cObama,\u2063 Trump, now Biden, have tried to get the heck out of that stupid desert,\u201d Watters said. \u201cJust as we\u2019re about to get out, because we \u200dhave this great balance of power we\u2019re arranging, these crazy \u200dMuslim fanatics come in and massacre over a\u2063 thousand of our \u2062allies\u2062 and hold Jewish people hostage, hold Americans hostage. And so, if you are an Arab American in this \u200dcountry and you rip\u2063 down posters of Jewish hostages, of American hostages, no!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jesse-watters-tears-apart-bidens-suspicious-cash-purchase-2-74m-beach-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The host<\/a> continued, \u201cNo, no, no. Someone is \u200dgonna get punched in the face.\u2062 When you rip down posters of\u00a0 \u200dhostages like that\u200d \u2014 \u200cthis is \u2014 absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Watters concluded his \u200ccomments by taking aim at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-admits-hamas-supplies-civilians-desperately-need-squad-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York \u200dTimes<\/a> and\u2063 its biased \u2064approach to the ongoing conflict and said such coverage\u2064 is \u201cmaking\u200c everybody \u2063crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the broadcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-white-house-deletes-photo-accused-egregious-military-security-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White\u2063 House<\/a> spokesman Andrew\u200b Bates attacked Watters over \u2064his comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese hateful lies about \u2018Arab Americans and \u2026 the Muslim world\u2019 \u2062highlight the\u2064 urgency of\u200b President Biden\u2019s work to ensure hate \u2062has no safe\u200c harbor in America, and why he committed to \u200dthe first national anti-Islamophobia strategy in our history,\u201d Bates said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/white-house-fox-news-owes-an-apology-over-jesse-watters-islamophobic-remarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bates added,\u2063 \u201cThese unacceptable remarks \u2062come just weeks after\u200d the heartbreaking killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American child, and during a spike in threats against\u200d Muslim and Arab Americans. Fox News owes an apology to every single viewer for this sickening attack on the rights and dignity of their fellow Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden will always stand up against\u2064 Islamophobia, antisemitism, and all forms of hate. Fox News should learn from his example.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watters has not apologized\u200c for the comments.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, in spite of an uptick in anti-Semitism across the world, the White House announced an initiative to combat \u201cIslamophobia,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/islamophobia-gaza-muslim-biden-israel-antisemitism-a0b26f1e11ef5a1b80c2b6a05c3a63bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-wh-breaks-kamala-harris-lay-strategy-polls-drop-double-digits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> spoke about the initiative on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Taking on hate is a national priority.<\/p>\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> and I are announcing \u2062the country\u2019s first \u2062National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia.<\/p>\n<p>This action is the latest step forward in our work to combat a surge\u200c of hate \u200cin America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pxZAn7RymY\">pic.twitter.com\/pxZAn7RymY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris \u200b(@VP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP\/status\/1719833418869981388?\">November 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis action is the latest step forward \u2064in our work to combat a\u2063 surge of\u200c hate in America,\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have\u200b done everything they can to put The \u200bWestern\u2062 Journal out of business. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The \u200bpost <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-demands-fox-news-apologize-popular-hosts-sickening-attack-arab-arab-americans-muslim-world\/\">White House Demands Fox News \u200bApologize for\u2064 Popular Host&#8217;s\u200c &#8216;Sickening Attack&#8217; on &#8216;Arab Arab-Americans and Muslim World&#8217;<\/a> \u200c appeared\u200c first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d How do Jesse Watters&#8217; remarks on Fox News contribute to the promotion of prejudice and stigmatization against Arab Arab-Americans and the Muslim world?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The\u200d White \u2064House\u200d has called on Fox News\u2063 to issue\u200b an apology for remarks made by host Jesse Watters regarding Arab Arab-Americans and the Muslim world. Watters&#8217; comments, \u200dwhich were made on the network&#8217;s \u200bshow &#8220;The \u2062Five,&#8221; were deemed to be hateful and\u2062 contributed \u200cto the promotion of prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2064 the segment, Watters discussed the recent attacks by Hamas against Israel and the subsequent tearing down of images of kidnapped civilians. In doing so, he highlighted the hatred towards Jews, \u200cboth \u200cin the United States and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Watters began his statement by addressing \u2062Arab Americans and the Muslim world\u2063 at large. \u200bHe claimed that the West\u200b and Western technology had played a significant role in creating the Middle East and making the region rich through \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-orders-ban-on-fracking-by-2024-as-recall-threat-looms\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom Orders Ban On Fracking By 2024 As Recall Threat Looms\">oil extraction<\/a>. He further stated that Western \u2063military protected oil shipments and funded the military of\u200b Middle Eastern nations, while\u2062 respecting their rulers and combating their terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The Fox News host then\u200c expressed his frustration with the instability in the Middle East and \u2064criticized those who \u200btore down images of hostage victims. This criticism \u2063came in response to a video shared on Twitter\u200d depicting \u2062an individual tearing down posters of kidnapped children and babies\u2062 held hostage in\u200b Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Watters attributed \u200dthis \u2064ongoing conflict to the reluctance of U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden, to withdraw from the region. He \u2064claimed that\u2063 just as the U.S. was about to successfully extricate itself due to a balance\u2064 of \u200dpower, &#8220;crazy Muslim \u200bfanatics&#8221; \u2064would carry out massacres and hold Jewish and American individuals hostage.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has condemned these\u200d remarks as inciting hatred and prejudice towards Arab Arab-Americans and the Muslim world. They argue \u200cthat such comments only serve to \u200dperpetuate stereotypes and further polarize societal\u200b divisions. The demand for an apology\u2062 from Fox News stems from a commitment to fostering an environment of tolerance, inclusivity, and\u2064 mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2062 essential that media outlets are held \u2064accountable for the content they broadcast, especially \u200bwhen it contributes to \u2063the\u2062 stigmatization and discrimination against particular communities. The responsibility \u200clies not only with journalists and hosts but also\u200b with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-pitches-ai-to-newsrooms-as-tool-to-help-reporters-write-news-stories\/\" title=\"Google offers AI to newsrooms for improved news story writing.\">news\u2062 organizations<\/a> to carefully monitor their programming and ensure that it adheres to \u200bethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of growing divisions within society, it is crucial to promote dialogue \u200dand understanding among different cultures and religions. Initiatives that encourage empathy and education can play a significant role in breaking down barriers \u2063and fostering a more harmonious and inclusive society.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the White House&#8217;s demand for an apology from Fox News \u2062regarding Jesse Watters&#8217; comments underscores the \u200dneed \u200dfor responsible journalism and\u2063 a commitment to\u200d fostering respect and understanding between different communities. It is\u2063 essential that \u2062media organizations consider the impact of their content and work towards promoting\u200d a more inclusive and \u200ctolerant society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House demands an apology from Fox News host Jesse Watters for his &#8220;hate&#8221; speech about the Islamic world. Watters made comments on the network regarding the recent incidents of anti-Semitic individuals tearing down public images of kidnapped civilians from the Oct. 7 Hamas incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2089182,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2089181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/2089181","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\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}