Biden denies 'genocide' happening in Gaza

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U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday (May 20), saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 [Music]

00:09 [Applause]

00:11 Thank you, Chief Producer.

00:13 [Applause]

00:14 Let me be clear.

00:16 We reject the ICC's application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.

00:20 [Applause]

00:23 Whatever these warrants may imply, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas.

00:28 [Applause]

00:31 And it's clear Israel wants to do all it can to ensure civilian protection.

00:35 But let me be clear.

00:37 Contrary to allegations against Israel made by the International Court of Justice,

00:40 what's happening is not genocide.

00:43 We reject that.

00:45 [Applause]

00:46 We will always stand with Israel in the threats against its security.

00:50 [Silence]

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