State Dining Room

2:24 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon.You know, there are moments in this life — and I mean this literally — when the pure, unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world.The people of Israel lived through one such moment this weekend. The bloody hands of the terrorist organization Hamas — a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews.This was an act of sheer evil.More than 1,000 civilians slaughtered — not just killed, slaughtered — in Israel. Among them, at least 14 American citizens killed.Parents butchered using their bodies to try to protect their children.Stomach-turning reports […]

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State Dining Room

2:48 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today, the people of Israel are under attack, orchestrated by a terrorist organization, Hamas.In this moment of tragedy, I want to say to them and to the world and to terrorists everywhere that the United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have their back.We’ll make sure they have the help their citizens need and they can continue to defend themselves.You know, the world has seen appalling images: thousands of rockets in the space of hours raining down on Israeli cities. When I got up this morning and […]

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