During an otherwise fawning interview on CBS for 60 Minutes, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was sharply questioned for his refusal to be overtly critical of Israel over their conduct of the war against Hamas in the aftermath of the medieval and horrific attack of October 7th.
Watch this exchange, in which CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell pokes Jeffries time and again, as aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday, May 5th, 2024:
NORAH O’DONNELL: But isn’t it also true that, while retaliating and going after Hamas terrorists, that Israel has been indiscriminate in its bombing?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: I would not say that they’ve been indiscriminate. I do think what we’d like to see moving forward is the execution of the new phases of this conflict with surgical precision.
O’DONNELL: You could still be a strong supporter of Israel and Americans’…
