"My commitment to the security of the Jewish people, to the security of Israel, to its right to exist as an independent Jewish state, remains steadfast," Biden said at an event commemorating the victims at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. When we disagree.” Holocaust.

"There is no place for anti-Semitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind on any campus or in any place in America," he said.

Biden's Middle East policy has also been criticized at some rallies in support of Palestine on American campuses. Meanwhile, he has become more critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in the Gaza war.

In his speech, Biden said people should learn from history, and pointed to the unprecedented massacre of more than 1,200 people by militants from the Palestinian Islamic organization Hamas and other groups in Israel in October, which led to the war.

Too many deny, denigrate or distort the Holocaust and Oct. 7, including "the appalling use of sexual violence by Hamas to terrorize Jews," Biden said. This is “disgusting” and must stop.




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