Criticism has emerged following President Biden's State of the Union speech, where he failed to address the rise of antisemitism, particularly in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Iran-backed Hamas attack on Israel. Critics, including B'nai B'rith International, expressed disappointment over the omission and the lack of mention of pro-Hamas rallies. Additionally, concerns were raised about Biden's citation of casualty figures, with accusations that he was endorsing fake, Hamas-propagated statistics. The figures in question, notably the 30,000 dead, are said to originate from Gaza's health authority, controlled by Hamas. This has led to allegations of the President spreading Hamas propaganda.
Biden continues to shamelessly parrot Hamas statistics. https://t.co/jTtakRi9Qf
POTUS repeats a made-up Hamas propaganda “statistic” https://t.co/T7IKcyVmiS
I want to point out that Biden is using the 30,000 dead number here. This is based on the health authority in Gaza which is controlled by Hamas. Whenever others use this number they’re told they’re sharing Hamas propaganda and immediately dismissed. Now the President of the… https://t.co/A4cB6SIKG2
In State of the Union Speech, Biden Parrots Hamas Statistics - https://t.co/lKMpZgMEq8
In a statement Thursday, B’nai B’rith International said it is “surprised and disappointed” that President Biden didn’t address “the growing threat of antisemitism” across the country in his State of the Union speech. Read more: https://t.co/L6ZIiGGmwd https://t.co/NGJbWrryjA
Biden parrots Hamas propaganda in State of the Union speech https://t.co/Zvut0O0ypr
The Hamas numbers being cited by Biden officials are fake. They're simply not how numbers work in the real world. It won't stop them. https://t.co/gSnBAOIwBJ
There has been a reprehensible rise of antisemitism especially since the heinous Iran-backed Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. And yet Biden said nothing about this during his State of the Union speech. He said nothing about the pro-Hamas rallies celebrating,…