Biden says antisemitism has no place in America in somber speech connecting the Holocaust to Hamas’ attack on Israel
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Betsy Klein, CNN
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Updated 2:50 PM EDT, Tue May 7, 2024
WashingtonCNN —
President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a call to fight a “ferocious surge” of antisemitism, saying such hate has no place in America as he connected the horrors of the Holocaust to Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Biden’s speech was a somber – yet impassioned – moment of reflection amid a tense and pivotal time in his reelection push. The October 7 attack and the subsequent war in Gaza has proved to be one of the most politically fraught periods of Biden’s presidency, one that is particularly personal for the longtime supporter of Israel who views antisemitism as antithetical to American values.