{"id":2239623,"date":"2024-05-07T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T00:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-quells-pro-israel-critics-with-holocaust-remembrance-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T20:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T00:51:04","slug":"biden-quells-pro-israel-critics-with-holocaust-remembrance-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-quells-pro-israel-critics-with-holocaust-remembrance-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden addresses pro-Israel critics in Holocaust tribute"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fbiden-quells-pro-israel-critics-with-holocaust-remembrance-speech%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=2239623&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>President Joe Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-every-senator-thinks-minimum-wage-should-be-increased\/\" title=\"Manchin: Every Senator Thinks Minimum Wage Should Be Increased\">addressed criticism<\/a> from pro-Israel groups over his response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-democratic-office-targeted-with-white-supremacist-and-antisemitic-messages\/\" title=\"New Hampshire Democratic office targeted with white supremacist and antisemitic messages\">escalating antisemitism<\/a>\u200b in the US. \u2064During a Holocaust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-wray-we-are-stronger-smarter-and-better\/\" title=\"FBI Director Wray: We are stronger, smarter and better\">remembrance ceremony<\/a>, he condemned the\u200c surge in antisemitism and \u200breiterated support\u200c for Israel\u2063 amidst tensions with PM Benjamin Netanyahu. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden\/\" title=\"US Allies Threatened By Russian Nukes Under Biden\">clear stance<\/a> against antisemitism drew\u200d praise from Rep. Ritchie Torres and Rep.\u2064 Jared Moskowitz. Biden&#8217;s commitment to\u200b Jewish safety and the memory of Holocaust victims \u2063was evident in his speech.  <\/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>President Joe Biden has blunted backlash from pro-Israel critics on both sides of the aisle for his handling of rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"antisemitism \">antisemitism <\/a>in the United States, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>Biden condemned what he called a \u201cferocious surge\u201d of antisemitism during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/holocaust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Holocaust \">Holocaust <\/a>remembrance ceremony Tuesday at the Capitol and reaffirmed his administration\u2019s support for Israel amid rising tension with Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came after calls for weeks to more forcefully address antisemitism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-norway-just-criminalize-misgendering-a-trans-person-even-in-private-homes\/\" title=\"Did Norway Just Criminalize \u2018Misgendering\u2019 a Trans Person, Even in Private Homes?\">hate speech<\/a> in response to pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country, some of which have been violent and included antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a staunch Israel supporter and critic of Biden, said the president \u201cspoke with moral clarity on the scourge of antisemitism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s unequivocal condemnation of antisemitism \u2014 wherever it arises \u2014 underscores his fundamental decency,\u201d Torres said in a statement. \u201cWe cannot allow antisemitism to fester in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a Jewish critic of Biden, praised him for a \u201cpowerful condemnation of antisemitism and your commitment to the safety of Jews worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s speech was given for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum\u2019s Days of Remembrance to honor the memory of the 6 million Jews killed in the 1940s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Jewish community, I want you to know: I see your fear, your hurt, your pain,\u201d he said. \u201cLet me reassure you, as your president, you\u2019re not alone. You belong. You always have and you always will. And my commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad even when we disagree.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden speaks at a ceremony to honor the memory of the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust during the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many senators, Republicans and Democrats alike, said they were either unaware of the event or had not seen Biden\u2019s remarks, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is Jewish. He has sided with pro-Palestinian voices and urged the administration to rethink its support of Israel because it could become Biden\u2019s Vietnam as a foreign policy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused college administrators and local officials in towns facing unrest over demonstrations of failing to heed Biden\u2019s calls for law and order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of a mob that increasingly represents their political base, elected leaders have shrunk from their duty to ensure that the order President Biden referenced last week actually prevails,\u201d McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is reportedly withholding the delivery of U.S. ammunition to Israel as the ally prepares a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, that critics fear could worsen the humanitarian situation. The administration has not denied the move, fueling additional criticism from lawmakers.  <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who\u2019s been saddled with names by progressives like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2990160\/fetterman-keynote-florida-democratic-event-progressive-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"genocide promoter\">genocide promoter<\/a>\u201d for his staunch support of Israel, declined to \u201cmake a judgment\u201d on Biden\u2019s Holocaust remembrance speech but told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that he \u201cstrongly disagrees\u201d with withholding ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a mistake, and we should reverse that,\u201d Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) viewed Biden\u2019s rhetoric on Israel and antisemitism as positive but said his \u201cactions and words don\u2019t jive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s done this before, where he says he supports Israel but then he funds Iran,\u201d Marshall told the <em>Washington<\/em> <em>Examiner<\/em>. \u201cI appreciate the kind words, but I think his actions need to line up, and they don\u2019t. The latest action is diverting weapons that should be going to Israel, most likely sending those to Ukraine, but we know for sure he stopped them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden mitigates criticism from pro-Israel groups for his response to increasing antisemitism in the US, temporarily calming tensions. At a Holocaust remembrance event at the Capitol, Biden denounced the alarming rise in antisemitism and reiterated his administration&#8217;s backing of Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2239624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128667100913.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128667100913.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239623","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}