Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff reflects on the 'sheer pain and shock' of the conflict that's unfolded over the last two weeks.
Doug Emhoff had a job to do, but first he had to gather himself. Four days earlier, on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, Hamas militants had launched a brutal surprise assault on Israel, killing more than 1,400 people. Vice President Kamala Harris and her boss, President Biden, had been fully briefed on the attacks the next morning, and she had called Israeli President Isaac Herzog to offer her condolences.
This is unconscionable,' Biden said. Demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas conflict have roiled cities and college campuses. Different groups of protesters have gathered to express solidarity with Israel or Israelis, to support Palestinian civilians and to protest Israel's military campaign. But going so far as to express support for a group like Hamas is wrong, Emhoff told The Times. 'In my personal opinion, speaking out in favor of terrorism is wrong,' he said.
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