{"id":2249021,"date":"2024-05-20T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-back-against-icc-allegations-against-israel-whats-happening-is-not-genocide\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T23:05:37","slug":"biden-pushes-back-against-icc-allegations-against-israel-whats-happening-is-not-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-back-against-icc-allegations-against-israel-whats-happening-is-not-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden refutes ICC&#8217;s genocide claim against Israel: &#8220;It&#8217;s not genocide."},"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%2Fbiden-pushes-back-against-icc-allegations-against-israel-whats-happening-is-not-genocide%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=2249021&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 Biden \u200brefuted the genocide label for Palestinian deaths \u2063in Gaza at a Jewish American\u2063 Heritage Month event. He criticized the ICC&#8217;s arrest warrants for Israeli leaders,\u2063 emphasizing Israel&#8217;s civilian protection \u2064efforts. The administration,\u200d echoed by National Security Adviser Jake \u200bSullivan, denies genocidal accusations against\u2064 Israel for \u200bits actions in Gaza, rejecting such claims firmly. \u200dPresident Biden \u200ddismissed the genocide accusation for Palestinian casualties in Gaza during a Jewish American Heritage Month event. He \u200ccondemned the ICC&#8217;s arrest warrants \u200dfor Israeli\u2062 officials \u200band highlighted Israel&#8217;s focus on \u2062civilian protection. The administration, supported \u2064by National Security \u200cAdviser Jake Sullivan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-chutkan-denies-trumps-motion-to-dismiss-dc-criminal-case\/\" title=\"Judge Chutkan rejects Trump's bid to dismiss DC criminal case\">unequivocally \u200ddenies<\/a> any genocide allegations against Israel 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a> said the administration does not view the deaths of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">Palestinians<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gaza \">Gaza <\/a>as genocide during a celebration for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">Jewish<\/a> American Heritage Month at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> on Monday evening. <\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s comments come after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3010233\/biden-outrageous-icc-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-israel-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he criticized<\/a> a decision by the prosecutor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/international-criminal-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>International Criminal Court<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-weighs-punishing-icc-for-seeking-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-officials\/\" title=\"House Republicans consider taking action against the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials\">file arrest warrant applications<\/a> for senior Israeli officials such as Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, his defense chief, and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever these warrants may imply, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas. It\u2019s clear that Israel wants to do all it can to ensure civilian protection,\u201d Biden said. \u201cLet me be clear: Contrary to allegations against Israel made by the International Court of Justice, what is happening is not genocide. We reject that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ICC announced early Monday it was pursuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3009632\/icc-seeks-arrest-warrants-israeli-hamas-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warrants<\/a> for the arrests of Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the following senior Hamas leaders: Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, the head of the military, and Ismail Haniyeh, the head of its political bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan also emphasized that the administration does not view Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza as genocidal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition,\u201d Sullivan told reporters at the White House last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The war between Israel and Hamas has created different fault lines of division within the Democratic Party. While most Republicans and some more centrist Democrats are siding with Israel\u2019s actions in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, left-liberals have condemned Israel\u2019s retaliation and have called for an immediate ceasefire.  <\/p>\n<p>Biden, appearing alongside Doug Emhoff, the Jewish husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, reiterated the White House\u2019s push to address the rise of antisemitism. The Anti-Defamation League<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/antisemitic-attitudes-america-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> issued a report <\/a>earlier this year that included nearly 3,300 antisemitic instances in the final three months of last year, including 56 physical assaults, 554 incidents of vandalism, 1,347 examples of verbal or written harassment, and 1,307 rallies on college campuses that involved antisemitic rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody should fear going into a synagogue or school or walking down the street wearing a symbol of your faith. That\u2019s wrong, simply wrong,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThat\u2019s why long before Oct. 7,\u00a0 I launched the nation\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-called-out-after-saying-in-many-ways-were-starting-from-scratch-on-vaccines\/\" title=\"Harris Called Out After Saying, \u2018In Many Ways, We\u2019re Starting From Scratch\u2019 On Vaccines\">national strategy<\/a> to counter antisemitism, mobilizing the full force of the federal government to crack down on antisemitism wherever we find it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden also acknowledged Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin in the crowd, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the hostages still being held in Gaza. Hamas recently released a video of the Israeli American hostage as proof-of-life documentation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir love, strength, and compassion inspire the entire world. I pledge to both of you, and I mean it \u2014 I know you know, Mom \u2014 I will not rest until I bring your loved one home,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWe have got to bring them home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden clarified the administration&#8217;s stance, stating that the Palestinian deaths in Gaza are not considered genocide. Speaking at a Jewish American Heritage Month event, he criticized the ICC prosecutor&#8217;s move to seek arrest warrants. Biden&#8217;s remarks followed recent developments at the International Criminal Court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2249022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24141808067519-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24141808067519-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249021","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2249021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2249022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2249021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2249021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2249021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}