{"id":2500988,"date":"2025-10-20T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-and-kushner-reject-allegations-of-genocide-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:17:42","slug":"witkoff-and-kushner-reject-allegations-of-genocide-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-and-kushner-reject-allegations-of-genocide-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Witkoff and Kushner reject allegations of &#8216;genocide&#8217; in Gaza"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwitkoff-and-kushner-reject-allegations-of-genocide-in-gaza%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=2500988&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>Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, serving as Special Envoys for the Middle East, denied that the situation in Gaza amounts to genocide, despite acknowledging the severe destruction in the region. In a recently aired CBS News &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; interview, both emphasized that the conflict is a war rather then genocide. Kushner described Gaza as looking devastated, likening the damage to the aftermath of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-calls-on-iran-to-end-dangerous-nuclear-buildup\/\" title=\"State Dept. Calls on Iran to End \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Nuclear Buildup\">nuclear bomb<\/a> and highlighting the displaced people returning to ruined homes to set up makeshift shelters. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >interview occurred amid ongoing tensions<\/a> and intermittent ceasefires between Israel and Hamas, including recent violations and a temporary halt of aid linked to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-american-in-hamas-custody-found-dead\/\" title=\"First American detained by Hamas found deceased\">ceasefire deal brokered<\/a> by former President Trump. During a rally, Israelis showed mixed sentiments, applauding Trump but booing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though witkoff expressed support for Netanyahu&#8217;s leadership during challenging times. Witkoff and Kushner continue to engage in efforts to maintain ceasefire agreements and facilitate hostage releases in the region.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Witkoff and Kushner reject allegations of &lsquo;genocide&rsquo; in Gaza<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2377744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Special Envoy for the Middle East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3856736\/witkoff-kushner-israel-gaza-ceasefire-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Witkoff<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847190\/witkoff-kushner-visit-gaza-tel-aviv-ahead-of-hostage-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jared Kushner<\/a> denied that the Palestinian people had suffered a &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; while also noting the destruction of Gaza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CBS News&rsquo;s <em>60 Minutes<\/em> aired an interview with the pair Sunday, which happened to be the day where there was an exchange of fire between Israel and terrorists in southern Gaza despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3851786\/how-trump-reshaped-middle-east-israel-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ceasefire<\/a>. Anchor Lesley Stahl asked the pair: &ldquo;Would you say now, having been [to Gaza], that it was genocide?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3856857\/watch-live-hakeem-jeffries-press-conference-government-shutdown-third-longest-in-history\/\">WATCH LIVE: Jeffries holds press conference as shutdown becomes third-longest in history<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3856785\/jay-jones-tying-jason-miyares-trump-virginia-attorney-general-bid-falters-text-scandal\/\">Jay Jones goes on offensive, ties Miyares to Trump as Virginia attorney general bid falters after text scandal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3856773\/watch-live-trump-meets-australian-prime-minister-white-house\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Australian PM at White House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;No, no,&rdquo; Kushner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absolutely not. No,&rdquo; Witkoff followed up. &ldquo;No, there was a war being fought.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3191068&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=3767c47408d9daa75fca604a272b3792\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kushner noted that during his visit to the Levant in the days before the official exchange of hostages, Gaza &ldquo;looked almost like a nuclear bomb had been set off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then you see these people moving back, and I asked the IDF &lsquo;Where are they going?&rsquo; Like, I&rsquo;m looking around, these are all ruins. And they said &lsquo;Well, they&rsquo;re going back to the areas where their destroyed home was, onto their plot, and they&rsquo;re going to pitch a tent,&rsquo;&rdquo; Kushner said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very sad, because you think to yourself: they really have nowhere else to go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israelis voiced their disapproval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Witkoff&rsquo;s rally speech. When Witkoff mentioned President Donald Trump, the crowd roared with applause. However, when Witkoff referenced Netanyahu, the crowd booed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s how they feel. I don&rsquo;t feel that way,&rdquo; Witkoff told <em>60 Minutes<\/em>. &ldquo;I thought he steered his country through some really difficult circumstances.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856504\/gaza-ceasefire-renewed-after-idf-strikes-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GAZA CEASEFIRE &lsquo;RENEWED&rsquo; AFTER STRIKES ON HAMAS, IDF SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Witkoff and Kushner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3856736\/witkoff-kushner-israel-gaza-ceasefire-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visited Israel again<\/a> Monday after a tumultuous weekend that saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856218\/israel-gaza-hamas-ceasefire-violation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">temporary pause on all aid<\/a>, a key component of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3829269\/trump-20-point-plan-end-war-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s ceasefire deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Late Sunday, Israeli Defense Forces returned to their neutral position to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856504\/gaza-ceasefire-renewed-after-idf-strikes-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renew the ceasefire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witkoff and Kushner deny genocide claims in Gaza conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2500989,"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\/2025\/10\/AP25272670599796.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20083,65549,4492,32219,44704],"class_list":["post-2500988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gaza","tag-genocide-allegations","tag-kushner","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-witkoff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25272670599796.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500988","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500988"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500992,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500988\/revisions\/2500992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}