Joe Biden speech interrupted by protester

President Joe Biden was interrupted by a protester who branded him “Genocide Joe” while he was delivering remarks in Georgia on Saturday.

Shortly after Biden started speaking in Pullman Yards in Atlanta, the protester called out Biden for his continued support of Israel’s war on Hamas amid the soaring Palestinian death toll in Gaza.

“You’re a dictator, Genocide Joe,” the man yelled, according to a video posted on social media. “Tens of thousands of Palestinians are dead. Children are dying.”

The man was taken out of the venue by members of the Secret Service, according to local news reports.

Biden, who is campaigning for a second term in the White House, is facing growing dissent within his Democratic Party and increasing political opposition, especially among Muslim and Arab American voters, over his administration’s support for Israel.

More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel’s war on Hamas began five months ago, The Associated Press reported, citing health officials in Gaza.

As the man was led out, the crowd chanted: “Four more years! Four more years!”
When the crowd settled, Biden said he doesn’t “resent” the protester’s passion, according to Fox 5.

“Look, I don’t resent his passion,” he said. “There’s a lot of Palestinians who are being unfairly victimized.” Biden’s campaign has been contacted for comment via email.

The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October. 7, killing 1,200 people, and taking about 250 others hostage.

The conflict has created a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the United Nations saying a quarter of the territory’s estimated 2.3 million people face starvation. Around 80 percent of the population have been displaced.

Saturday’s incident came after Biden said in his State of the Union address on Thursday that the current war has “taken a greater toll on innocent civilians than all previous wars in Gaza combined.”

He said he has been “working non-stop” to establish an immediate ceasefire agreement that would last for six weeks to release the hostages and that the United States was leading efforts to get more humanitarian assistance into Gaza.

“Israel must allow more aid into Gaza and ensure humanitarian workers aren’t caught in the crossfire,” he said.

Biden also expressed his support for a two-state solution.

“As we look to the future, the only real solution to the situation is a two-state solution over time,” he said.

”And I say this as a lifelong supporter of Israel, my entire career. I’m the only American president to visit Israel in wartime.

“But there is no other path that guarantees Israel’s security and democracy. There is no other path that guarantees Palestinians can live in peace with peace and dignity.”