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‘Why aren’t you in The Hague’: Blinken Heckled at press conference
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joked as he made remarks about the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
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“Finally, this morning I just wanted to share —” Off camera: “Get your hands off me. Take your hands off me. Take your hands off me. Answer painful questions. “I look forward to answering questions in a few minutes.” “Do you know about Israel’s nuclear weapons? Everyone from the ICJ — I’ve been sitting here quietly, and now there’s two or three people who are talking about the press.” You pontificate about the free press. You hurt me after telling Matt Miller that he won’t answer my question.” “Please, sir, respect the process. We will have a chance to answer questions in a few minutes.” “What is the purpose of the May 31 announcement to block the ICJ order? You blocked the ICJ order.” “Please, sir, respect the process. Thank you.” “Respect the process. Respect the process when everyone, everyone from Amnesty International, from Amnesty International to the ICJ says that Israel is committing genocide and genocide, and you tell me to respect the process. Thug — why aren’t you in The Hague? Why are you not in The Hague? Why are you not in The Hague?”
In a dramatic display of anger over American support for Israel’s war in Gaza, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s farewell press conference was interrupted by two pro-Palestinian journalists who accused him of causing the “genocide”.
One shouted, “Crime! Why are you not in The Hague?” as the security forces took him from the briefing room of the State Department.
Another journalist was removed from the room at the start of a rare appearance there by Mr. Blinken, who came to summarize his four-year rule and take final questions from the press.
At a press conference, Mr. Blinken said that, despite reports of a last-minute breakdown, he was “confident” that the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel would This week will begin on Sunday as planned.
Otherwise, Mr. Blinken touched on a more familiar topic while fielding questions that focused mainly on criticism of the Biden administration’s continued arming of Israel as Palestinian casualties mount, and Mr. Blinken noted that the Hamas is involved in civilians. “Some people say we did too much to stop Israel,” he said. “Others say we’ve done too much for ourselves.”
But the press conference was most memorable for the outburst that punctuated Mr. Blinken’s opening remarks, as Aaron David Miller, a former longtime diplomat, said in the X that he has never seen.
The man who was taken from his seat and taken away by several police officers was Sam Husseini, who describes himself online as “a freelance journalist and author who has spent 25 years investigating corporate fraud” and identified by the corresponding question in the branch. information.
Another reporter was Max Blumenthal, a prominent left-wing columnist and vocal critic of Israeli policy, who asked Mr. Blinken, “How does it feel to have the genocide of your heritage?”
Then, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, he added: “You waved the white flag in front of Netanyahu!”
Mr. Blinken, who was recently shouted down and called a thug by protesters during a speech on Gaza at a think tank in Washington this week. In each case, Mr. Blinken was completely unfazed, and continued to speak as calm returned to the room.
