In a fiery defense of Israel and the Jewish people, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted the constant attempts by different empires and groups throughout history to wipe out Jews, then declared, “There can be no compromise with antisemitism. There can be no nuanced separation of hatred of Israel and hatred of the Jewish people.”
Rubio made the remarks in a pre-recorded video shown on Wednesday at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Minister’s Conference in Jerusalem.
“Golda Meir once said, ‘It took Moses 40 years to find the only place in the Middle East with no oil,’” Rubio began. “But Israel‘s wealth lay not under the ground, but in its people; the Jewish people: exiles, pilgrims and dreamers from around the world who made the desert bloom into a high-tech superpower.”
“Israel accomplished this miracle, not by abandoning history and identity, but…
