(Breitbart) Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Kr. said in an interview published Tuesday that Israel is a “moral nation,” and he backed its response to Hamas terrorists, opposing President Joe Biden’s anti-Israel drift.
In the interview, conducted by Reuters and published in the Jerusalem Post, Kennedy expressed concern for the humanitarian cost of the war to Palestinian civilians, but said that Israel had no choice but to respond as it had.
From the interview:
Rather than pressuring Israel, Kennedy said, the U.S. should be pressuring states that currently support Hamas.
Several Jewish leaders expressed their support for Kennedy’s position, notably Democrat-turned-Republican Dov Hikind, a former New York State Assemblyman who is the founder and leader of Americans Against Antisemitism:
Just got off the phone with @RobertKennedyJr to thank him for being a real friend to the Jewish people and State of Israel.
For the record: @potus & @SenSchumer this is what true friendship looks like.
Wish the Dems would take a lesson from him but doubtful they will put… pic.twitter.com/YV09YgdGbz— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) March 20, 2024
