Sen. John FettermanD-Pa. In a new interview, he criticized the “germ of antisemitism” seen in anti-Israel protests occurring on American college campuses.
“Protest is a great American value, but I don’t think it’s really helpful for Hamas to be in a puppy tent,” Fetterman said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”
“I want to be clear, there is a germ of anti-Semitism in these protests, and sometimes it flares up. And again, this includes a leader from Colombia, who has said some terrible things, ‘Well, ‘They’re lucky we’re not killing Zionists’ and things like that, and he defends himself by saying, ‘Well, these were taken out of context.'”
“And I feel like, it’s very similar to the way college presidents are, the same kind of language, and the kind of monoculture that creates situations and that gets replicated. And now it’s no surprise when you look at this “Looking at the kind of expression that’s typical on a campus like this,” Fetterman said.
Senator John Fetterman walks into the Senate chamber at the US Capitol on April 23, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
It seemed that the senator was referencing khimani jamesA protest leader from Colombia who went viral online for suggesting the killing of Zionists, whom he compared to “white supremacists” and “Nazis”.
Fetterman reiterates support Israel’s right to defend itself As a nation, going forward, the Jewish State also has the right to “pursue and eliminate Hamas, or at least force them to surrender.”
The anti-Israel encampment at Columbia University continued for a second week at the Ivy League school’s New York City campus on April 27, 2024. (Selcuk Acre/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“I’m confused why we’re not talking about it more,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said. “And if you’re going to protest, why aren’t we protesting… I can’t end that war, Joe Biden can’t end that war, netanyahu cannot die That war, but Hamas can end it now, immediately. They could release the last hostages, and they could surrender.”
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He added, “And all the suffering, death and destruction also ends there. So, for true peace, you cannot allow Hamas to operate.” “It is very appropriate to ensure that Hamas needs to be neutralized.”
Fetterman recalled how he said before the primaries, “I support peace and I support the two-state solution, but if things hit the fan, I’ll lean on Israel, and that’s what I did.” Have done.”
“Gaza Solidarity Camp” at Columbia University, April 27, 2024. (Selcuk Acre/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Fetterman said that since suffering the stroke he has become more empathetic, especially when it comes to people with disabilities. The senator used a speech-to-text app on a tablet sitting at a studio table to better understand questions during the interview.
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Pointing to the new support from some republicansFetterman continued, “I’ve been saying this for years… I don’t really consider myself a progressive. It’s not that I’ve changed, but the word has changed.”