{"id":2214992,"date":"2024-04-07T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-denounces-anti-israel-rhetoric-on-six-month-anniversary-of-hamas-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T15:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T19:35:53","slug":"johnson-denounces-anti-israel-rhetoric-on-six-month-anniversary-of-hamas-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-denounces-anti-israel-rhetoric-on-six-month-anniversary-of-hamas-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson condemns &#8216;anti-Israel speech&#8217; on six-month anniversary of Hamas assault"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjohnson-denounces-anti-israel-rhetoric-on-six-month-anniversary-of-hamas-attack%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=2214992&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--><p>House Speaker Mike\u200c Johnson condemned\u200d the lack of support from\u2063 some Democrats for Israel \u200cfollowing the six-month anniversary of\u2064 Hamas&#8217;s deadly attack on the country.\u2064 He criticized\u2063 the \u200crise of anti-Israel rhetoric and\u2063 calls\u200b for an unconditional\u200d cease-fire. Hamas&#8217;s assault on Israel resulted\u2064 in \u200bthe death of 1,200\u200c civilians \u2062and the captivity of 240 hostages, with 130 still held by\u2063 militants in Gaza. Your provided summary is concise and captures \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. It \u200csuccinctly conveys House Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s condemnation of the lack of \u2063support for Israel from\u200c certain \u200bDemocrats post \u2063the\u200d Hamas attack, highlighting \u2064his\u200b concerns about anti-Israel\u2062 rhetoric and the call for \u200ca cease-fire. The \u200csummary also touches upon \u200cthe casualties from \u2062the\u2062 attack and the \u200chostages still\u200c held\u200c in Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) honored on Sunday the six-month anniversary of Hamas\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-u-s-special-forces-vets-secretly-rescued-hundreds-of-afghan-allies-left-for-dead-amid-biden-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Report: U.S. Special Forces Vets \u2018Secretly Rescued\u2019 Hundreds Of Afghan Allies \u2018Left For Dead\u2019 Amid Biden Withdrawal\">deadly terrorist attack<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> and blasted what he described as an \u201cappalling\u201d lack of support from some Democrats for the country as it continues its war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the massacre, it\u2019s been appalling to watch anti-Israel rhetoric and support for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-marks-6-months-since-hamas-attack-says-time-to-stop-lecturing-israel\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson commemorates 6-month anniversary of Hamas attack, urges end to lecturing Israel\">unconditional cease-fire grow<\/a> among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> in Washington, even as Hamas holds 130 Israelis and Americans hostage in Gaza,\u201d Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 civilians and took about 240 hostages in an attack in Israel on Oct. 7. Militants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> are still holding 130 of the hostages in captivity, according to the Israeli military.<\/p>\n<p>Since the attack, Israel has been carrying out an aggressive counteroffensive in Gaza, which has resulted in a growing number of deaths and injuries, as well as the destruction of homes and buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Democrats in Congress have <a href=\"https:\/\/workingfamilies.org\/ceasefire-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called for<\/a> a ceasefire in the region, citing deteriorating humanitarian conditions. Israel carried out an airstrike last week that killed seven innocent aid workers, drawing further international attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Israeli military has maintained that the attack was accidental.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson reiterated House Republicans\u2019 support for Israel, which comes as the Biden administration faces pressure from prominent members of his own party to curtail its weapons transfers to the Israeli military because of the continued civilian deaths in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike our Democrat colleagues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> remain clear-eyed about who the enemy in this fight is, and we will not stop working and praying until each of the hostages is returned home,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, 30 Democrats, including former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-Pelosi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA), reiterated calls for a ceasefire and a pause on U.S. weapons transfers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to stop lecturing Israel on how it should best defend itself and begin equipping our friend with the resources necessary to eliminate the threat of Hamas, once and for all,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) commemorated the six-month anniversary of Hamas&#8217;s deadly terrorist attack on Israel. He criticized the lack of support from some Democrats for Israel during its conflict in Gaza. 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