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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Israeli jets strike hundreds of targets inside Gaza

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Washington, Policy, Politics, President, News, Versant Media, Ms Now, Congress, Versant, Senate, Government

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: President Biden says the U.S. is working on every aspect of the hostage crisis in the Israel-Hamas war. Also, Israel’s emergency government forms a “war cabinet.” And Israeli forces and tanks assemble along the border with Gaza. Rep. Daniel Goldman, fmr. Amb. Michael Oren, Noga Tarnopolsky, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Richard Engel and Ronen Bergman join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.4

Now it's time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening, Lawrence.

0:03.7

Good evening, Alex. Our coverage continues. Thank you very much.

0:06.8

Good job. Thank you. Well, the United States of America has never had a Jewish president,

0:13.2

or a Jewish vice president. No president or vice president has ever been married to a Jew

0:20.6

until now. And so today, for the first time, in the 75 year partnership of the United States

0:28.9

and Israel, the president of the United States at a time of grave danger to Israel was introduced

0:36.5

to an audience of American Jewish leaders by the Jewish spouse of the vice president of the United

0:44.4

States. The vice president and I are outraged at these horrific terrorist attacks in Israel

0:51.8

perpetrated by Hamas. We are outraged. With our broken hearts, we are sending our love,

0:59.1

our strength, and our unwavering support to the people of Israel.

1:05.6

I'm honored to be with all of you today as an American, as a patriot who loves this country,

1:14.4

but also as a Jew. The story of the Jewish people has always been one of perseverance and resilience.

1:22.1

In dark times, we come together and we fight back and we also seek to build a better world.

1:29.6

Last year, before my trip to Poland and Germany, President Biden took me into the Oval Office.

1:35.3

He told me how his father had taught him about the horrors of the Holocaust and how he later

1:41.3

traveled to Dachau with his children and grandchildren to teach them those same lessons.

1:47.3

So I know firsthand how important it is to President Biden to preserve our Jewish history and to

1:54.7

make sure that hate has no safe harbor in America and the world. As an American Jew, I am so grateful

2:03.4

that in this moment of tumult and pain, we have Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as

2:09.7

Vice President. It is now my honor to introduce a true advocate for the Jewish community.

2:16.1

Please join me in welcoming President Joe Biden.

2:30.4

The President's comments ranged from sharing personal grief to sharing what he could

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