He boycotted an election speech delivered by US President Joe Biden in a church in South Carolina, demanding a ceasefire by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
“We demand a ceasefire now,” many in attendance chanted, while one shouted, “If you truly care about the lives lost here, you should honor them and call for a ceasefire in Palestine.”
As protesters were being led out of the Charleston church hall, Biden responded by saying that he was seeking Israel to reduce its presence in Gaza.
The US President added: “I understand your feelings, and I am working quietly with the Israeli government to force it to reduce the size of its forces and withdraw significantly from Gaza.”
Anatolia News Agency reported, from what it described as informed sources in the White House, that Biden, despite his support for the Israeli government to a large extent publicly, is urging it behind the scenes to curb its destructive attacks, but with no significant result so far.
For its part, Agence France-Presse indicated that Biden strongly supported Israel during its “military operation against Hamas” after the Al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the resistance on October 7, which sparked protests at public events and anger within the ranks of the Democratic Party.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, which as of Sunday left 22,835 dead and 58,416 wounded, most of them children and women, massive destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to official Palestinian and UN sources. .