In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war

BUILDING HERE. >> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, DANA REBIK, WGN NEWS WITH THOSE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS TAKING PLACE ON CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE. PRESIDENT BIDEN SPOKE OUT DURING A CEREMONY TODAY. REMEMBER VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST WGN, SHANNON HALLIGAN JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THAT. HI, JEN. I HAVE THE PRESIDENT CONDEMNED WHAT HE CALLED. >> GAYNOR HALL: FEROCIOUS SURGE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS COMES AT A TIME OF CONTROVERSY OVER THE WAR IN GAZA THAT HAS SPARKED NEW WAVES OF VIOLENCE AND HATEFUL RHETORIC TOWARD JEWS. >> SOLEMN CEREMONIES TOOK PLACE IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY THIS WEEK. IT'S THE DAY ISRAEL OBSERVES FOR THE 6 MILLION JEWS KILLED BY NAZIS, GERMANY AND ITS ALLIES, LOCALS AND VISITORS PAID THEIR RESPECTS AT HOSTAGES SQUARE IN TEL AVIV. THEY ARRIVE TO LAST NOT FROM A AND IT FEELS VERY MEANINGFUL TO BE HERE STAY ON YOUR SHOW >> WE'VE JUST COME TO GIVE QUICK. JUST WANT EVERYONE TO THAT. >> WE'RE SCREAMING AND CRYING AND GOVERNING. THE REMEMBRANCE TOOK PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE OCTOBER 7TH HAMAS ATTACK. THAT SPARKED THE LATEST ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. DURING A CEREMONY AT THE CAPITOL. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HONORED THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND SPOKE OUT AGAINST NEW WAVES OF ANTI SEMITIC, VIOLENCE AND HATE. >> TOO MANY PEOPLE DOWNPLAYING RATIONALIZE AND IGNORE >> HEART OF THE HOLOCAUST. OCTOBER 7TH. INCLUDING HAMAS, IS APPALLING. USE. OF VIOLENCE TO TORTURE AND TERRORIZED TO USE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE. >> AND IT MUST STOP. >> GAYNOR HALL: THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS PLAYED OUT AS PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS TOOK PLACE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOME OF WHICH HAVE INVOLVED ANTI SEMITIC CHANCE AND THREATS TOWARD JEWISH STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS OF ISRAEL TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY >> MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S A BUT THERE IS NO PLACE ON ANY CAMPUS IN AMERICA. ANY PLACE. AND THE MAYOR FOR TEMPERATURES ARE A SPEECH OR THREATS OF VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND. >> GAYNOR HALL: THE PRESIDENT RENEWED HIS DECLARATIONS OF UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IN ITS WAR AGAINST HAMAS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS GROWN INCREASINGLY STRAINED OVER ISRAEL'S PUSH TO INVADE THE SOUTHERN GAZA CITY OF RAFAH. A FULL-ON INVASION OF THE CITY IS SOMETHING THE WHITE HOUSE HAS REPEATEDLY DENOUNCED ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS. BUT >> WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY ARE ISRAELI COUNTERPARTS. IS THAT THIS OPERATION LAST NIGHT WAS LIMITED AND DESIGNED TO CUT OFF HAMAS'S ABILITY TO SMUGGLE WEAPONS AND FUNDS INTO GAZA. OUR VIEWS ON ROSS THAT REMAIN THE SAME. >> GAYNOR HALL: ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TODAY, HIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED NEW STEPS TO TRY AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM ONE OF WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL BE SENDING EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COLLEGE IN THE NATION. A LETTER THAT WILL OUT MINE EXAMPLES OF ANTISEMITISM AND HATE

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Length: 3min 12sec (192 seconds)

Published: Wed May 08 2024