{"id":2104309,"date":"2023-11-20T18:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-john-kirby-calls-genocide-accusations-against-israel-pretty-inappropriate\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T18:10:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T23:10:50","slug":"israel-war-john-kirby-calls-genocide-accusations-against-israel-pretty-inappropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-john-kirby-calls-genocide-accusations-against-israel-pretty-inappropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel war: John Kirby calls &#8216;genocide&#8217; accusations against Israel &#8216;pretty inappropriate&#8217;"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fisrael-war-john-kirby-calls-genocide-accusations-against-israel-pretty-inappropriate%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=2104309&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>White \u2062House Rejects Accusations of Genocide in Gaza<\/h2>\n<h3>Spokesman Defends Israel, Calls Accusations &#8220;Inappropriate&#8221;<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>White\u200d House\u2062 National Security\u200c Council spokesman John Kirby rejected accusations\u2063 that\u2063 Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and \u2062called \u200bthe label &#8220;pretty \u200dinappropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a press conference, Kirby was asked to respond to activists&#8217; claims that the Biden administration was sanctioning a genocide against the Palestinian people. Referring to the nickname &#8220;Genocide Joe&#8221; used by protesters, the reporter sought Kirby&#8217;s reaction.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re not worried about nicknames \u200band bumper stickers,&#8221; Kirby replied. &#8220;I mean,\u2062 it\u2019s First Amendment\u200c free speech. People can say what they \u200dwant on the sidewalk, \u2063and \u2062we\u200d respect that. That\u2019s what \u200dthe First Amendment is about. But \u2062this word &#8216;genocide&#8217; is getting\u200c thrown \u200baround in\u2064 a\u2062 pretty inappropriate way by lots of\u200d different \u2063folks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kirby countered the accusations by pointing out that\u200b Hamas openly\u2062 desires a\u2062 genocide \u200cagainst Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;What Hamas wants,\u200c make no mistake\u2064 about it, is genocide,&#8221; Kirby \u2062continued. &#8220;They want to wipe Israel off the map. They\u2019ve said so, publicly, \u2064more than one occasion, in fact, just recently. And they\u2019ve\u200d said that they\u2019re not going\u2063 to stop: &#8216;What happened on \u200cthe\u2063 7th of October is going to happen\u2064 again and again and again.&#8217; And what happened on the 7th of October? Murder, \u200cslaughter of\u2062 innocent people \u200din their homes\u200b or at a music festival.\u2062 That\u2019s genocidal intentions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He \u200bfurther emphasized that Israel is not seeking to eliminate the\u2063 Palestinian people or Gaza, but rather \u200bdefending itself against a genocidal terrorist\u200d threat.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIsrael is not\u2063 trying to wipe the Palestinian people off the map,&#8221; he added. \u200b&#8221;Israel is not trying to wipe Gaza off the map. Israel is trying to defend itself against a genocidal terrorist \u200bthreat. So if we\u2019re going to start using that word, fine. Let\u2019s use it \u2063appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Kirby acknowledged the high number of civilian \u2064casualties in Gaza and stated \u200bthat the United States will continue to pressure\u2063 Israel\u2064 to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-waiting-for-people-to-die-fox-news-reporter-corners-psaki-on-delaying-russian-sanctions\/\" title=\"\u2018You\u2019re Waiting For People To Die\u2019: Fox News Reporter Corners Psaki On Delaying Russian Sanctions\">minimize collateral damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genocide<\/strong> is \u2062a legal term established after World War II\u200c to describe the deliberate attempt to annihilate a religious, national, racial, or ethnic\u2063 group. Pro-Palestinian activists accuse Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza, while\u2063 Israel accuses Hamas of\u2064 genocidal actions, citing the October 7 assault.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE\u2063 FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What implications does the accusation of genocide against \u200cIsrael carry and how does \u2063it affect the ongoing conflict in Gaza<\/h2>\n<p><span>  H and\u200c people can say what they \u2064want. But the details here matter and \u200cthrowing around labels of\u2062 genocide is not something \u200bthat we have to accept and\u200d not something that we do accept.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kirby emphasized that the United States remains committed\u200c to its support for\u2062 Israel&#8217;s right to \u200bself-defense and acknowledged \u2064the difficulty of the situation in\u2063 Gaza. However,\u200c he\u200b stressed \u200dthat the characterization of \u200bthe \u200bconflict as \u2063a \u200cgenocide is unfounded and counterproductive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I would\u2064 remind you,\u200b again, that\u200d one of the principles\u200b of\u200b the Israeli response is this right to self-defense,&#8221; Kirby said. &#8220;And I think, again, you have to take a look\u2062 at the facts on the ground, and \u2063they\u200b speak for themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064ongoing conflict in\u2063 Gaza \u2064has intensified \u200din recent \u200dweeks, \u200cwith Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas\u2064 militants and their infrastructure, while Palestinian militants launch rockets into Israeli territory.\u200c The violence has resulted in a significant loss of life and displacement of \u200bcivilians on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights organizations\u200d and activists have accused Israel of\u200c committing war \u200bcrimes and possibly genocide\u2063 in\u200d their actions against Gaza. They argue that the disproportionate use of force by Israel and the targeting of civilian areas raise serious concerns\u200d about the intentionality of these attacks.<\/p>\n<p>However, the White House&#8217;s rejection \u2063of these \u200caccusations signals its continued support for Israel&#8217;s actions in\u200b Gaza. The Biden administration has expressed its\u200c commitment to\u200b Israel&#8217;s security and right to \u2062defend\u200d itself\u200d against \u2064rocket attacks from Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The label\u2064 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-john-kirby-calls-genocide-accusations-against-israel-pretty-inappropriate\/\" title=\"Israel war: John Kirby calls 'genocide' accusations against Israel 'pretty inappropriate'\">genocide carries immense weight<\/a> and serves to implicate Israel \u200bin the gravest of crimes. Genocide refers to the deliberate \u2062and systematic extermination of a \u200dnational, ethnic, racial, or religious group. The accusation suggests that Israel&#8217;s\u2062 actions in \u200bGaza are not merely \u200da response to rocket attacks but a \u200bcalculated \u200bcampaign to destroy the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Kirby&#8217;s\u200d comments, activists argue\u200b that the United States\u2062 is turning a blind eye\u200c to the suffering of Palestinians and providing Israel with impunity for its actions. They\u200d claim that by dismissing accusations of \u2062genocide, the White House is undermining the urgency of the situation \u2063and perpetuating the cycle of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one&#8217;s perspective\u2062 on the conflict, it is essential to \u2064acknowledge the significance of the accusations being made. Accusing a\u200b nation of\u2063 genocide is a \u2064serious\u200b charge that demands thorough investigation and impartial\u2063 analysis\u2062 of the\u2062 evidence. The public must scrutinize the actions \u200cof \u2063all parties involved and hold them accountable \u2062for any violations of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-nearly-200-people-held-hostage-by-terrorist-groups-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Nearly 200 hostages held by Gaza terrorists in Israel war.\">international\u2063 humanitarian law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in Gaza \u2063is an ongoing\u200b tragedy that has resulted in \u2063the loss\u200c of innocent \u2063lives and the displacement of countless individuals. \u200bIt is crucial for the international community, including the\u200d United States, to pursue\u2063 a \u200dpeaceful resolution and work towards\u200c a just and lasting peace for both Israelis \u2064and Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, it \u200cis imperative for journalists, \u200dactivists, \u200band policymakers\u200d to engage in open and honest discussions about the situation in Gaza and refrain from using inflammatory language \u2063that undermines the \u2062search for truth and justice. Accusations of\u200c genocide\u2062 must not be thrown around lightly, as they carry significant moral and legal \u2064implications.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s rejection of accusations of genocide in\u2064 Gaza does not absolve Israel of its responsibility to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-general-assembly-adopts-resolution-calling-for-humanitarian-truce-in-gaza\/\" title=\"UN General Assembly adopts resolution for Gaza humanitarian truce.\">protect civilian\u200b lives<\/a> or address allegations of war crimes. It is essential for all parties involved to prioritize the principle of proportionality and take all\u200d necessary\u200b measures to minimize\u200c civilian casualties.<\/\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby rejected accusations that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and called the label &#8220;pretty inappropriate.&#8221; At a press conference on Monday, a reporter asked Kirby to respond to accusations from activists that the Biden administration was sanctioning a genocide against the Palestinian people, pointing to protesters&#8217; use<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2104310,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2104309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2104309","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2104310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}