“I want to be clear that I am not accusing Israel of genocide,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told JNS.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), a leading supporter of Israel in the House, told JNS on Monday that the No. 2 House Democrat told him she does not believe that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide.
Gottheimer said in response to a JNS query that he had spoken with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) after Clark mentioned “stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza” during an event last week in her district.
Clark “made clear to me that she does not believe Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide,” the Jewish congressman told JNS. “Like all of us concerned about the situation on the ground, she is focused on surging more aid to innocent Palestinians, defeating Hamas terrorists and bringing every hostage home.”