Biden says he’s Zionist while Jews protest outside
While US President Joe Biden openly voiced his “unshakable” support for Zionists in Israel and described himself as one, pro-ceasefire Jewish elders were arrested yards away outside the White House for saying “Not in our name”.
“You don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, and I’m a Zionist,” Biden told invited guests Monday at the annual lighting of the White House menorah in the East Room, UPI reported.
The president described his commitment to the security of Israel and the Jewish people as “unshakable,” while stating that “were there no Israel, there wouldn’t be a Jew in the world that was safe.”
In direct contradiction of his words, 18 Jewish elders were arrested on American soil for exercising their free speech and wearing matching T-shirts that said, “We’re here to say: Not in our name. We won’t stop until they stop.”
After being chained around their waists to the gate, the 18 women held up a sign that read: “Jewish elders to Biden: Stop the genocide. Ceasefire now.” The number 18 is significant in Hebrew because it’s the same word for life, according to The New Arab.