Israel war: White House pressed on anti-Israel protests on campus

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Are anti-Israel protesters extremists?

That was one of many questions at Monday’s White House news briefing that pressed the issue of how strongly President Joe Biden condemns antisemitism.

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“I’ve been very, very clear,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in response to one query. “We are calling out any form of hate. Any form of hate. It is not acceptable. It should not be acceptable here. And we are going to continue to call that out.”

Despite Biden’s strong pro-Israel stance, protests have sprung up at college campuses across the United States supporting the Palestinian cause, and there have been reports of threats against Jewish students.

Jean-Pierre fielded several questions about the developments, ranging from whether college administrators should come down more strongly against the…

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