U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday (May 20), saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters.
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00:00 [Music]
00:09 [Applause]
00:11 Thank you, Chief Producer.
00:13 [Applause]
00:14 Let me be clear.
00:16 We reject the ICC's application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
00:20 [Applause]
00:23 Whatever these warrants may imply, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas.
00:28 [Applause]
00:31 And it's clear Israel wants to do all it can to ensure civilian protection.
00:35 But let me be clear.
00:37 Contrary to allegations against Israel made by the International Court of Justice,
00:40 what's happening is not genocide.
00:43 We reject that.
00:45 [Applause]
00:46 We will always stand with Israel in the threats against its security.
00:50 [Silence]