Former President Bill Clinton made a strong defense of Israel amid criticisms from Democrats surrounding the Harris-Walz administration’s pro-Israel stance, particularly in light of concerns from voters in Michigan, a state with a significant Arab American population.
Clinton addressed the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict, emphasizing what he saw as the reality of Hamas’s tactics. “Hamas makes sure that they’re shielded by civilians,” he stated. “They’ll force you to kill civilians if you want to defend yourself.” He acknowledged the frustration of young Palestinian and Arab Americans, noting, “I understand why young Palestinian and Arab Americans in Michigan think too many people have died — I get that.”
“Well, I got news for them,” he continued, referring to anti-Israel voices. “[The Jews] were there first, before their faith [Islam] existed.” He stressed that he believed Hamas had no intention of pursuing a Palestinian homeland, saying, “They wanted to kill Israelis and make Israel uninhabitable.”
“How many people do you have to kill to punish Hamas for butchering the most pro-peace Israelis? You have to forgive me, but I’m not keeping score that way,” he said.
The former president’s remarks come as the Harris-Walz administration faces a test in maintaining U.S.-Israel relations while addressing the concerns of an increasingly vocal Arab American electorate in swing states like Michigan.
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So now we must watch? Why? All of a sudden Clinton appears and is trying to help the Harris campaign?
I won’t be fooled by the democrats machine!!!!!
I hated everything about him as president but in this short clip he spoke exactly to the point to the virulent antisemitic anti American Michigan crowd. He spelled it out to them right to the point.
I’d vote for this guy
Wow! Very well said .
He must have been speaking in front of a Jewish crowd if he defended Israel. These phonies will say anything you want them to say IF you pay them the appropriate amount of cash.
President Bill Clinton has his head screwed on correctly as did the Democrats under his watch, but lamentably, today’s DemocRATS isn’t the Democrats of the 1990’s.
BTW Harris & waltz are infinitely more dangerous than Hillary would have been, & even Obama isn’t as dangerous as Harris & waltz.
Clinton is trying to get Harris to lose.
Does one really think he could get nominated these days?
Our best hope for the future is that Harris loses badly (cf: Mondale and McGovern), and the Democrats conclude that the problem was their Progressive wing with its WOKE policies (which include regarding Hamas as the good guys). Or alternatively, the WOKE and MAGA (with its “America First”) factions keep control of their respective parties, and the old fashioned DINOs and RINOs unite to form a third party.
he is a disgusting person. All of a sudden he says something nice about Israel and we forget about his crimes?
Shortly after this was began in the wake of October 7th, Hilary Clinton came out with a statement that anyone who calls for a ceasefire does not understand Hamas and how it operates. Former PresidentBill Clinton, too, sees what we in Israel see, and I thank both Clintons for their clear-eyed, apparently sincere support.
Whether Harris/Walz concur with them is in doubt, to say the least, but how good it is to hear Bill Clinton speak in this way about our situation.
really, this woman’s trap of a hero should be in jail not on a stand blessing anyone….Isarel is shamed to have this dreck stand up for her…..may this man and his rightful disorder have whatever words dismissed…..no Clinton is loved ….dirtiest of all ….take Soros with this man and dump them in the middle of the sea….I am getting to think YWN isn’t worth a dime…either