There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.
Seems like the accusation of antisemitism stems from a claim she made that there is a strong Jewish lobby in America, and from mocking Macrons statement that Oct 7 was the greatest antisemitic incident “this century”, a century shared with WW2. I suppose one could argue he meant the century starting from 2000 but it feels odd to evoke a hundred year period when you’re referring to less than a quarter of that.
When questioned about this report Biden admin state dept spokesperson Matthew Miller accused its author of antisemitism and disregarded the accusation of genocide without justification.
Seems like the accusation of antisemitism stems from a claim she made that there is a strong Jewish lobby in America, and from mocking Macrons statement that Oct 7 was the greatest antisemitic incident “this century”, a century shared with WW2. I suppose one could argue he meant the century starting from 2000 but it feels odd to evoke a hundred year period when you’re referring to less than a quarter of that.