Biden reasserts ‘ironclad’ commitment to Israel as pro-Palestine protests roil US campuses

President warned of surge of antisemitism' amid Israel military's deadly attacks that have killed more than 34,000 people in Gaza

Joe Biden warned against a ferocious surge of antisemitism in America" at a Holocaust event Tuesday, as student protests against Israel's military strikes on Gaza and the resulting humanitarian crisis continued to roil campuses across the US.

Addressing a bipartisan Holocaust remembrance event at the US Capitol, the president reasserted his ironclad" commitment to the security of Israel and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state ... even when we disagree". Hatred towards Jews didn't end with the Holocaust, he said - it was brought to life on October 7 2023" when Hamas unleashed its attack on Israel killing 1,200 people.