Biden administration official accuses Netanyahu of ‘creating genocide in Gaza’

Joe Biden’s deputy secretary of state excoriates Israel’s prime minister, accusing him of genocide in the Gaza Strip and destabilizing the Middle East.

By David Rosenberg, World Israel News

A senior Biden administration official excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, accusing him of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and destabilizing the Middle East.

On Friday’s episode of “The Mishal Husain Show” podcast, hosted by Bloomberg, former US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman criticized both Republicans and Democrats, arguing that both parties’ policies have failed to “create stability and peace” in the Middle East.

She took aim at President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while blaming the United States and Britain for the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Sherman repeatedly chided Trump over his Iran policies, accusing the president of trying to “bully” the Islamic Republic.

“Every time President Trump tries to bully Iran — Iran has immense pride and dignity. They’re a terrible regime that slaughtered protesters in the street, but it is who they are.”

Regarding Israel, Sherman said that while she is a supporter of the Jewish state and that the United States should “try to protect their security,” she voiced support for Palestinian statehood and accused the Netanyahu government of instigating genocide in the Gaza Strip.

“It is critical that Israel remains an ally of the US and we protect the right of a Jewish state,” Sherman said.

“I also believe that Prime Minister has led us down a road — and we have been part of it — that has, in essence, created a genocide in Gaza that has destabilized the Middle East.”

Sherman later added that she could not say whether Israel’s actions in Gaza met the legal threshold of genocide but said that “there is no doubt that Gaza was demolished.”

“Palestinians deserve a home, dignity and peace. Israel absolutely deserves security and peace. I’m a strong supporter of Israel and the right of a Jewish state, but I am not a supporter of destroying any civilization, or any people — that goes for the Palestinians or the Iranian people, as much as I might find the regime odious.”