Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is hard to believe what we have just heard on this floor. Defense of the most vile, anti-Semitic rhetoric under the excuse that to call out specifically the specific statements, and denounce them one at a time and say this is wrong, that that is somehow a smear, what that is, is a failure of moral nerve. What it is, is a failure of moral clarity. What it is, is, frankly, sympathizing with this rhetoric. I don't know why it is so hard, but I guess we have now found out why college presidents won't come out and say this is wrong. We cite the specific words. Why is it wrong to say ``It includes violence''? Why is it wrong to condemn this? When students say the heroic resistance in Gaza should be praised, they are not referring to something in general. They are talking about the attack on Israel, the slaughter of innocent Israelis, and that is perfectly fine? Those are legitimate concerns? I mean, this is--the moral equivalency that has seeped into our college campuses and, I guess, to the floor of the U.S. Senate is unbelievable. Let there be no mistake. What has happened today is one Senator has blocked this body from condemning the attacks against Jewish people in Israel, Jewish Americans in this Nation, and pretended that there is some moral equivalency here between this and what? The State of Israel is under existential threat.…”