The State of Israel said it was “regrettable” that Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said that neither Hamas nor Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be trusted to abide by the ceasefire and that it could not be made to stick. ” he said.
Brown, reportedly Said On Sunday, he opposed a ceasefire in the Gaza war because “I don’t trust Hamas either, frankly.” [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Prime Minister Netanyahu will respond to that.”
As documented by TikTok influencer Justin Jordan, Brown made the controversial comments in a video, but later claimed that Brown’s staff tried to convince him to delete the video.
Mr. Brown also said that Mr. Netanyahu and Hamas are similar in that they both oppose a two-state solution, ignoring the fact that Mr. Netanyahu is striving for peace and Hamas is not. hinted.
Brown added: “Both Hamas and Prime Minister Netanyahu oppose a two-state solution, which either accentuates or undermines the problem.”
Here’s the video:https://t.co/baqywdgM04
— Andrew Tobias (@AndrewJTobias) March 20, 2024
daily dot report About the “influencer” meeting that included Jordan and other TikTok personalities:
“Senators, before you go, do you support a ceasefire in Gaza?” Jordan asked, recording on his cell phone.
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Booker was longer [answer]Jordan said that while it supports peace in the region, it would only support a bilateral ceasefire in which Hamas would also lay down its arms. Mr. Brown said bitterly that he supports it, but he doesn’t think Hamas would do such a thing.
Jordan said he was then asked by Brown’s director of digital content, Awo Eni, and another staff member to remove the video.
On Thursday, Breitbart News asked Israeli government spokeswoman Raquel Karamson about the incident.
She responded that it was “unfortunate” that President Brown had equated Hamas with Israel, saying that “every ceasefire of the past few years has been broken by Hamas” and that Israel “has always respected every ceasefire. ” he pointed out.
In November, after a week-long ceasefire to free hostages and prisoners, Hamas broke the ceasefire and returned to war.
Many Democrats have demonized Prime Minister Netanyahu ever since he opposed President Barack Obama on the Iran nuclear deal.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of a recent book.The Zionist conspiracy (and how to join it)‘ is now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
