In a new interview, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman denounced the “germs of anti-Semitism” seen in anti-Israel protests on American college campuses.
“Protesting is a great American value, but I don’t think living in Hamas tents is really helpful,” Fetterman said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”
“Let’s be clear: There are seeds of anti-Semitism in these protests, which can sometimes intensify. And once again, the Colombian leader, who said some terrible things, One person included, they were saying things like, “Well, we’re lucky.” I said things like “We’re not killing Zionists,” and he said, “Well, you take those things out of context.” In his defense, he said, “It was stolen from me.” ”
“And I think that’s very similar to a monoculture, the way university presidents do things, where they create the same kind of language, the same situation, and it’s replicated. And now you have something like this. It’s no surprise that we’re seeing the signs and finding ourselves on a campus like this,” Fetterman said.
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman heads to the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol on April 23, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The senator appeared to be referring to Kaimani James, a Colombian protest leader who went viral online after suggesting he kill Zionists, calling him a “white supremacist” and a “Nazi.” I likened it.
Fetterman reiterated his support for Israel’s right as a nation to defend itself, and went on to say that the Jewish state also has the right to “go after Hamas and eliminate it, or at least force it to surrender.”
Columbia University’s anti-Israel protests will continue until the second week of April 27, 2024, at the Ivy League school’s New York City campus. (Selcuk Achar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“I wonder why we don’t talk about it more,” said the Pennsylvania Democrat. “And if you’re going to protest, why aren’t we protesting…I can’t end that war, I can’t end that war with Joe Biden, I can’t end that war with Netanyahu. It can’t end, but Hamas can end the war now.” They were able to free the last hostage and surrender. ”
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“And all the misery and death and destruction will also end there. Therefore, for true peace we cannot allow Hamas to function,” he added. “It’s very reasonable to argue that we need to neutralize Hamas.”
“I support peace, I support a two-state solution, but if I like the issue, I’m going to stand by Israel, and that’s exactly what I’ve done,” Fetterman said before the primary. I remembered what I was talking about.
April 27, 2024, “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University. (Selcuk Achar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Fetterman said that since her stroke, she has become more empathetic, especially when it comes to people with disabilities. The senator used a speech-to-text app on a tablet on a table in the studio to better understand the questions asked during the interview.
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Nodding to new support from some Republicans, Fetterman said, “I’ve said it for years…I don’t consider myself a progressive. Not that I’ve changed. “It means that the word has changed,” he added.
