In an interview with The New York Times, Sen. John Fetterman expressed unwavering support for Israel amid an uptick in anti-Israel sentiment in his party over the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
Questioned about his views on the pager attack on Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, Fetterman held firm in his praise of the operation despite condemnation from the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“It was targeted for members of Hezbollah. You know, no one uses beepers in that situation other than they were a member of Hezbollah,” he said.
When asked about that a child who was killed, Fetterman replied: “Unfortunately, tragically, because daddy was a member of Hezbollah. He brought that danger and evil into their home. And that’s what tragically resulted in that poor child’s death. And that’s what’s so terrible. She paid the price because her father was a terrorist for Hezbollah.”
Watch below or read the full story here: https://jewishinsider.com/2024/10/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-democratic-senator-new-york-times-israel/
Vice President Harris quoted Rabbis Abraham Joshua Heschel and Jonathan Sacks in her commemoration of the Hamas attacks in Israel, held at her Naval Observatory residence in Washington.
“What is asked of us? First and foremost, I believe that we must never forget. I will never forget October 7. And the world must never forget.”
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Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on their visit to Israel to commemorate the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
“I want to thank you both for your stellar support for Israel throughout the war.”
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J.D. Vance appeared on Fox News this morning where he talked about the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel and the war since then.
"I think on this year anniversary what we should try to remember is that there is true barbarism in the world. There is true evil in the world."
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Rabbi Aaron Alexander began the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks commemoration at the White House by chanting El Malei Rachamim, a prayer recited at funerals.
President Biden then lit a yahrzeit candle and stood for a moment of silence.
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"What's fundamental here is that steady leadership is gonna matter."
Tim Walz at the vice presidential debate when asked a question about Israel and Iran:
"We should support our allies wherever they are when they're fighting the bad guys."
JD Vance at the vice presidential debate when asked a question about Israel and Iran:
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set out what he described as a choice for the nations of the Middle East and the world, between the “blessing” of expanded regional normalization or the “curse” of Iran, its proxies and Oct. 7.
“Ladies and gentlemen, as Israel defends itself against Iran in the seven-front war, the line separating the blessing and the curse could not be more clear,” Netanyahu told delegates, brandishing a pair of maps — one showing a potential normalization corridor through the Gulf and the Middle East and the other showing the proliferation of Iran’s proxies.
Read our full story: https://jewishinsider.com/2024/09/netanyahu-sets-out-a-choice-between-a-blessing-and-a-curse-in-unga-speech/
Chris Cuomo has sparked a lot of talk with his NewsNation monologue about media coverage of the murder by Hamas of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other hostages last weekend in Gaza.
"Why are all these lost souls merely called deaths?"
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"What Rachel and Jon know is that unless we tell this story again and again, we have no hope of never again."
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke last night at a vigil for the D.C.-area Jewish community following the murder of six Israeli hostages in Gaza, expressing his condolences and describing the personal pain he feels about the murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin by Hamas terrorists.
Read more about his remarks: https://ji.news/3ASDswn
