Summary
- President Joe Biden is set to address the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance at the Capitol, focusing on both historical and current Jewish security issues.
- Biden’s speech aims to address divisions in U.S. debates surrounding Zionism, Jewish security, support for Israel, and free speech amid rising antisemitism and anti-Israel protests.
- His address comes in the wake of heightened tensions following an October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, which killed 1,200, and subsequent Israeli retaliation in Gaza killing 35,000.
- The speech seeks to calm heightened domestic tensions, including opposition to U.S. support for Israel and conflicts over definitions and policies towards antisemitism.
- Biden will also tackle the politicization of these issues, notably as he faces challenges from both within his party and from Republicans capitalizing on these debates.