'Is Israel Exterminating The Palestinian People?': Tom Cotton Grills Top Biden Admin. Officials

At today's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) questioned top intel officials about Israel's actions in Gaza.
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[@kasperhauser987]

How do these people sleep at night

[@usul573]

It's just Gaza.

[@stephenfrank9735]

By lying down on their bed. You're only asking this question because you think they've got souls.

[@yosikimhi]

they simply see how much soulless are the Palestinians after 7.10@@stephenfrank9735

[@user-mb3dw5it6o]

I sleep well

[@mohammadsalman57]

They love to start the story of “ Little Red Riding Hood” from when the wolf was shot at, justifies the wolf eating the hunter and his family in self defense.

[@awaisraza308]

Embarrassing. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@bonifasseduchaine2295]

All normal people should be ashamed of themselves.

[@amintejani5824]

ALL GOD LOVING People.

[@ragnarokongcad4486]

Bhe I deaf and blind what is true

[@homonaledi640]

Why do you veto a ceasefire then, if you say a ceasefire is need so desperately?

[@crazychicken8290]

Exactly

[@abdiguhad5918]

It must be endorsed by AIPAC.

[@abdiguhad5918]

Not before it is endorsed by AIPAC.

[@nitholav5583]

US don't want a ceasefire because they are helping with the genocide, it is their goal to exterminate all of the Palestinians, that is the fact, they talk about ceasefire just to look as if they care but they are psychopaths. I wonder how happy will the US taxpayers be when US gets a genocide enabling verdict from ICJ and will have to pay reparations to Palestinians. Will they then send this administration to Hague?

[@yonatangoldman9759]

Hamas vetoes ceasefires regularly

[@jesusbeltran8420]

They have clear detailed answers when asked about Iran but can't answer anything about israel

[@panagenesis2695]

💯

[@factchecker6674]

Yep, like Claudine Gay, they just wont’t answer a yea or no question with a yea or no.

[@awaisraza308]

It makes me sick listening to the lies from these people.they have no backbone.

[@JayEdwards-oz7ss]

151am15t5?

[@ianrajkumar]

*WITHOUT LIES THE WEST DIES*

[@maximus7727]

​@@ianrajkumarabsolutely positively correct 👏 👌 👍

[@mimitek6140]

United States of Israel don’t expect they will change their policy

[@ianrajkumar]

*USA = UNITED STATES OF AIPAC*

[@1Tap-zr6gr]

Its not OK to be anti semite, but its ok to be islamophobic and/or anti palestine. Crazy to me, drop this anti semite shield.

[@janetprice85]

Oct7th was evil genocidal Nazis level violence meant to disrupt the scheduled Arab Israeli peace talks. Get your facts straight.

[@OMINOUSVHSTAPE]

You can be anti-Black, anti-White, anti-Asian, Anti-Hispanic, anti-Christian, anti-Muslim, anti-Catholic in America. Even making fun of them but for some reason anti-Israel and talking about "Jews" is off the table 😂

[@MrCesar3031]

@@OMINOUSVHSTAPEfor “some reason “ ? You know the reason my friend!

[@Trutsetyoufree755]

2 billion Muslims worldwide supporting terrorists that are sworn to decimate 14 million Israelis worldwide is not a clear enough position to judge between anti-Semite and Islamophobia?

[@djinghiskhan9199]

ISraelis use Palestinian children as human shield. ISrael has a right to defend itself )

[@brianbozo2447]

Why is it so hard to say Yes to his questions. If he said Russia or China instead of Israel they wouldn't hesitate to say Yes.

[@kevmar2567]

Israel itself from the start said it was cutting off all food and water. Um, the answer is clearly 'yes'.

[@mogznwaz]

Why should Israel supply its enemies? Egypt, Jordan can supply them… oh wait they don’t like Palestinians either!!!

[@mrbadmanzaman]

The answer is "YES!!!!"

[@monacallender721]

QUIT SENDING MY MONEY TO ISRAEL AND UKRAINE.

[@davidbrown7159]

Quit sending your money to the grocery store to buy groceries

[@raymahon5130]

Call AIPAC, they might be able to help you out.

[@Alpharizzchad]

Move to Gaza and vote for a government that will not sell the people out for the money for the money for the Mullahs in Iran

[@ia1530]

And troops, make no mistake about it. Troops were on the ground in Vietnam 6 years before the public learned about it.

[@maxsportsman2416]

@@davidbrown7159you win an award for the most weird comment on KZbin 😂

[@bes12000]

Notice they wont answer the question directly, usually that means yes if they wont say no..

[@Arab-1995s]

America is controlled by a known foreign country

[@hannanrahman8630]

Right

[@Arab-1995s]

@@hannanrahman8630 He will lose his job

[@Arab-1995s]

He wants to be careful of the lobby

[@dashx1103]

The clear answer is "yes," but they know very well they can't say that directly. Unfortunately.

[@saeiddavatolhagh9627]

How did this guy ever become a senator? Absolutely hilarious 😂

[@chew5461]

I ask the same questions. From his demeanor, he thinks he is so smart. But the world was laughing at him when he does NOT even know where/what Singapore is and the 2 separate countries of Singapore and China!!

[@johannesramokgadi6243]

All countries in the world can be criticized except Israel that will be anti semitic

[@mogznwaz]

Funny because all I see is criticism of Israel, words like ‘genocide’ being thrown around, marches against Israel every week chanting antisemitic slogans and Hamas being excused 7/10 because it’s either ‘made up’, a ‘false flag’ or ‘Israel deserved it’. Not sure what planet you’re on.

[@zentootv4687]

COTTON in case you didn't get it, let me break it to you, the answer is a big YES on both counts.

[@justatiger6268]

Notice that for the original Holocaust deniers there needed to be a fair amount of time to pass and conspiracy theories to develop over time and even then these people would be amongst the extreme end of the spectrum. But here we see genocide denial in real time despite overwhelming evidence being presented to us daily. Just imagine what we would see if Israel didn't go to such lengths to cover it all up with a total information blockade, deliberatelly killing all journalists in Gaza along with their entire families. Any phone signal in Gaza is now a death sentence. And I honestly think that not even the Nazis would have been this sadistic to post meme videos mocking Palestinians as they walk for miles just to get to supposed safety or some food, any food. I woke up one day and realized I was living a sick society full of Nazis. I live in Europe, was raised Christian and am very white indeed.

[@omarjassar4650]

Cotton forgot to start with "Do you condemn Khkhkhamass "

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

He is beyond disappointing voting for the foreign funding but not the border funding

[@ericwaller9998]

Yes. And yes. Tom Cotton is a despicable waste of an Ivy League education.

[@reportofficer2524]

Many besides him are also a waste if Ivy League édition, unfortunately. A waste of education altogether.

[@Ola-1114]

Agree

[@user-xe4qw6wt3p]

Evil 🤮

[@user-ys4ff8cr2w]

Is there still a brave man in the US administration?

[@Moe-hx5rr]

Big 0

[@houta555]

No

[@tsunamiiwinterz-px7oz]

So sick of "them"

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

It is bizarre to see the CIA director is more honest and softer than cotton

[@tiffany-br4rk]

😂😂

[@Skoall69]

Jesus these people could not answer a straightforward question to save their lives.

[@raymahon5130]

AIPAC!

[@llamaworm8263]

they possess the intellect to answer directly, but they lack the moral will and courage to do so.

[@Alpharizzchad]

So Mohammed will?😅

[@lzeng78]

Evil. 🤢🤮🤮

[@edmey]

Quotations from two founders of the state of Israel: Jabotinsky: "The Jewish colonial project cannot be achieved without force because no country, no people give up the land without fighting for it." Ben Gurion: "Politically speaking we are the aggressors, and the Arabs are just defending their Homeland." (from the 1930's)

[@Fox_Zero]

Our elected officials priority has always been to fund wars abroad, no matter the cost! However, when it comes to addressing our needs here at home, there never is bipartisan support. Israel has plenty of resources to offer free health care and higher education to their citizens, perhaps they should fund their own wars!

[@Alpharizzchad]

Our? What have you ever done.Have you even paid Taxes. Or served this Country? I don't think so. Now make me a ham sandwich.

[@maxsportsman2416]

@@Alpharizzchadwhat does serving in the military have anything to do with funding unnecessary illegal foreign invasions! Stop foreign wars!

[@shazabrahim5208]

Ha! Anti-semitic! (and whatever else "God's chosen" would have you believe) 🤣

[@allalekht2639]

They do

[@mogznwaz]

On that point I agree. Sick of the west being expected to bankroll and protect the world and then getting the blame for it . The Middle East can turn itself to glass for all I care…

[@LocalCoot]

Now let's talk about CIA involvement in 9/11, 10/7, 7/11, etc...

[@serioustoday]

I guess July 16 1969 and Nov. 23 1963 were before your time.

[@MatchaCocoaDog]

Also the overthrow of Mossadegh in Iran in 1953, which really became the root of our problems in the Middle East on top of the mandated creation of Israel in 1948.

[@JohnnyMontana-si5fu]

And MOSSAD, ?

[@MatchaCocoaDog]

7/11? I doubt the CIA plotted against convenience stores.

[@jonathandoe2316]

As well as is not real.

[@Arab-1995s]

The lobby told him to say so

[@hayderewad7233]

Why do you ask a question if you have already settled on an answer? Just to prove you are loyal ?

[@saddamm.a5773]

Looks like the person questioning is well paid.

[@Aggj124]

Shame on Israeli America

[@bumperboots1]

Hey Tom The answer is YES!!!!!!

[@acrane1100]

How has the Palestinian population grown by over 13 million since WW2 if they’re being exterminated?

[@OzzyBloke]

​@@acrane1100well it has been reduced by over 30 thousand in a few short months?????

[@Acesahn]

I like how Mr. Cotton was expecting a 'No' but he got was "Well... essentially you could say that," each time lol. What a tool!

[@jeannedarc7533]

​​@@acrane1100 I can provide a list of legally-recognized genocides which had lower death counts than the Gaza one. Or are you just b*******ing yourself? Secondly, genocide does not necessitate the whole extermination of a certain people, go read the Geneva conventions. It literally says "in whole or _in part"_ in the genocide section 🤦‍♂️

[@jeannedarc7533]

@@Echt758 Is that all you've got? I mean, at least make your insults more entertaining and humorous. So, do you have anything for a rebuttal other than horrendously cringeworthy humor and insipid insults?

[@imahvi]

Tom Cotton is the epitome of the type of people Eisenhower warned us about in his farewell speech.

[@crazychicken8290]

What he say

[@claudebeland7462]

@@crazychicken8290 Tom Cotton is a american politician Senator, attorney, and former military officer. In 1961 Eisenhower warned against the dangers posed to civil's society's liberties and to democraty in the US by American arms industry, wich financed the activities of Senators and members of Congres from both parties in order to perpetuate the state of endless war. Eisenhower urged citizens to be alert, in order to force the military industries to return to the old American conception in wich the arms industry shrinks significantly after war and return to peacetime activities.

[@JamesB727]

Cotton is an agent for Israel. He's a traitor.

[@madyatay]

How difficult it is to twist words to avoid the deserved response and go beyond the actual truth known to everyone

[@atcharasutti8968]

Is Biden or Netanyahu Hitler reborn?

[@philipangelo595]

Yes!!

[@dashx1103]

Both Biden and Netanyahu are awful people. That should suffice.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - If a Israel PM/Govt display a Map at UN - Palestine not on that Map - Bomb Hospitals,Schools,Mosques - Planned Extermination,Ethnic Cleansing,no?

[@Jouantiese]

No.

[@keihan5]

​@@Jouantiese BUUUUUUZZZZZ! "Sorry, wrong answer. The correct answer is "Yes". Today's jackpot winner is.... @philipangelo595 ! 👇

[@philipangelo595]

Yes.

[@gafurkambarov3816]

No money to @Israel nor Ukraine. Take care Americans

[@joankelly5625]

If Israel was not exterminating Palestinians and starving children, he would have just said no. When someone hangs a person in front of your open eyes and you are asked did that person just hang that person you have to say yes or you are a liar but if you are afraid you will get into trouble, you will lie which is what the person being asked the question just did in front of everybody there. SHAME!

[@h.palternativeproduction3514]

Really? If they the answer was no.. he’d say no? Hmmm weird.. Then why when countless questions in the congress which are much more of a clear yes and no questions are asked.. Many times, they miraculously, dodge the focking answer every single time. Strawmaning much?

[@BJ-cf5ym]

I guess they're just skipping meals

[@gusf8451]

the answer is yes Tom cotton.

[@christopherkenmaychristoph1564]

What a farse

[@JMBDigitalMedia]

Hey they have been doing it for decades decades they are slaves in a fence with no dam food

[@glaefke17]

This was today? How f out of touch are these people?

[@Alpharizzchad]

Ask Sinwar he sold the people out.

[@jimoverly5386]

Who is the terrorist? Over 45 un resolutions, since 1948, against israel, for crimes against palestinians, all vetoed, by the united states of israel. This decades old conflict, has always been, over palestinian land, and, israel's greed.

[@petrushailombe5397]

Answer the dam questions. I've never heard of crab like this as an answer from snr officials.

[@farid7838]

Just more waste of time: walk the walk and STOP arms delivery to the apartheid State.

[@marijadavidovic1316]

What it means, killing somebody mindfully?! What is wrong with this people

[@philipangelo595]

They are sick!!

[@Ibrian8888]

Yes

[@kbram7363]

the occupier can’t complain about the resistance

[@vshubi1]

Israel is resisting the terrorists occupied Gaza

[@justinshabtai]

Jews aren't occupiers in Judea.

[@Mobldesign]

Politicians saying nothing. Like always

[@jeff6161]

What a waste of time. Pointless questions

[@Hi-lc3ui]

He shrugging his shoulder every time he has speaking of innocent Palestine people being removed by force. He also can’t answer the answer the questions directly. #Helppalestine

[@nickpaine9321]

Wait how is the answer not “yes, yes they are.” Burns should have stood on the truth.

[@sjmousavi8754]

Where are the boundaries of immortality and cruelty? This Senator brazenly ask questions and draws the conclusions himwickedself. Therefore, everything is nice and easygoing in Gaza and Israel must be exonerated. Your charlatanism makes everyone sick. Absolutely nauseating.

[@Phillip-id9rk]

Mr cotton you can find these Answers you seek if you Go look yourself you can get a More Informed answer

[@romyms12]

Monsters

[@anthonyshumake5488]

Not getting anywhere with these politicians, who's winning march madness

[@junaidqureshi416]

Israel Diaper Forces has a right to defend itself from unarmed elders, men, women and children! Am Yisrael Chai

[@keihan5]

Tom is a cheerleader for what ISL is doing, let's not lose site of that. His questions are disingenuous as he is simply milking the answers he knows he is going to receive.

[@kenfauteux7405]

Just fu#%ing answer the question!!!!

[@Africaglobe]

No doubt. Great question.

[@optimusprinceps3526]

Palestina delenda est?

[@Africaglobe]

@@optimusprinceps3526 Israel aims to destroy the lives of Palestinians. No doubt about that. Greed for power, land and total reign.

[@missanalysiss]

Are you kidding in desperate conditions? They can't even answer a question. Be mindful? Are these people serious? OMG

[@chuletaization]

Cotton asks: Is Israel starving children in Gaza? Burns, answers: children are starving in Gaza. That isn't the question. But Cotton doesn't follow up because he agrees, incredibly, that somehow Israel has no role in creating the difficulties he described in delivering food to Gaza now.

[@ZZ-hu8gu]

Yes !

[@thomashorn8070]

They don't call it Foggy Bottom for nothing.

[@johnwildish8599]

it would appear that way...

[@jamesparker1071]

They would ask the Palestinian people but there's none left......🤷

[@txnetcop]

No...sick and tired of lies!

[@user-oi5if2bs8r]

Amature

[@dipdopity]

Yes

[@ametsylla9040]

My heart aches

[@haveniceday7768]

if you can't answer the the default is YES

[@Sarah-im3lp]

The answer is a resounding YES!!

[@Alpharizzchad]

Move back to Gaza and vote for a government that will not sell the people out for the money for the money for the Mullahs in Iran

[@dipdopity]

@@Alpharizzchadyou have no idea what you’re talking about lol

[@user-ct6jo4ye5p]

Nice, supporting each other as having been ethical. Why have this charade, for right textual reference?

[@monacallender721]

Protect OUR SOUTHERN BORDER FIRST.

[@RobertPaulsen-gk8qc]

The United States pays for 20% of Israel's military budget while Israel has a space program, universal health care, subsidized college tuition and still manages to run frequent budget surpluses.

[@christopherkenmaychristoph1564]

It's not a ceasefire if it's for 6 weeks..it's just a sound bite...were on to u

[@user-mu9dr7ud2r]

oh my GOD what kind of heart they have

[@user-ud8td2ew5x]

Whoever claimed they have🎉 hreats. They are Army of AIPAC

[@agoroazeez8703]

fools

[@photonquantum4863]

Tom Cotton: Are you Chinese? Are you former Chinese or future Chinese? Are you Chinese from a parallel universe? Do you like Chinese food? Ha gotcha!

[@gotarmadillo]

Tom Cotton turns Neocon.

[@Alpharizzchad]

Due you know what that means?😅 Remember you have to be at the Starbucks riots on Friday

[@ElvisBosnjakovic-dc3hy]

They won’t say the truth

[@chrisboulanger4824]

Cotton ... what a putz!

[@GFY_66]

Still asking this question...

[@Mohamed-jm4po]

This war should stop

[@aeolianharp1363]

Gazans are the real hostages, held captive by Hahhmazz

[@janetstotler399]

It can’t.

[@Britishrailwaystories]

@@janetstotler399 Why? Because you want to exterminate the Palestinians? This six month war has caused more destruction in Gaza, just 25 miles long and 5 miles wide, than in Dresden at the height of Britain’s retaliation to the Blitz by Germany. What you actually meant to say is “I don’t want it to stop”. Shame on you.

[@UltraMEGAMAGARandy]

Has Hamas surrendered? When they do, we can have a discussion.

[@Alpharizzchad]

Hamas sold the people out for the money for the money for the Mullahs in Iran

[@maemae7063]

Afraid to answer bc his master direct him. Mossad must be proud of him for his support.

[@alialghail5090]

To Cotton doesn't think Israel is starving the Palestinians! So, what should pple expect out of this questioning?

[@RKS454]

Deplorable

[@Brendonarchie]

Always avoiding the questions , it's so disturbing

[@skenderbeu9370]

Dumb and Dumber

[@almuhito]

its a joke

[@mj-ek6mt]

( 72 ) And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.

[@ahmedsalekahmedsalek6422]

I am still looking for the grilling in the video. Where is it ????

[@NejiBHTahar]

Evil hates the truth and his answers is nothing but doing his/her best to cover it.

[@IbnKa4Ever]

Time to get Sen. Cotton out of the Federal Gov’t. Let’s run against this guy.

[@drewolm]

Why? Because he asks the obvious questions and isn’t dumb enough to fall in line with a bunch of neo Marxist idiots?

[@yonatangoldman9759]

They won't give straight answers. They are cowards.

[@ricomajestic]

I want to see someone do a hardball interview with Tom Cotton. Really pressure and come at him from all angles on the Israeli conflict

[@user-cr9ri4gm3z]

US officials always find a way to solve any problems, but for some reason "cannot" (?!) find the way to deliver food to Gaza!?

[@Alpharizzchad]

So Hamas can steal it from the people.Wake up. Hamas sold the people out for the money for the Mullahs in Iran. And everyone knows what happened.

[@ianrajkumar]

*THE SENATE OF SATAN*

[@j_sr3608]

So much dishonesty from both sides. AIPAC dollars are speaking loudly in their voices.

[@darcskies777]

Soooo yes they’re exterminating them.

[@arthemimo]

Thank God for the internet. Imagine back in the day where folks like this would speak lies, but we the audience don't know the truth except for what it is they're saying is truth. Today everyone sees and knows the truth - and that's why no one believes you.

[@Britguy-kn6jt]

What grilling?? I don’t see any grilling here, neither expected any grilling from those double standard hypocrites.

[@ziamia8849]

Politicians and Leaders, in the court of God your puppet bosses will not assist you, stop acting unjustly for puppets ✊

[@PaceFootball]

No such thing as "practical goals" in a religous war against an enemy determined on your annihilation

[@unbreakable7633]

Both sides are stuffed with religious fanatics. Religious fanatics cause more trouble than they're worth. Both sides are nuts.

[@Britishrailwaystories]

That’s true. How do you stop Israel when they’re intent on wiping out Palestinians?

[@Sarah-im3lp]

Why are we supporting one religion over another!??

[@TheWorldsprayer]

politics. we're not supporting islam, we're supporting hamas for some reason, and we're not supporting judaism, we're supporting the only generally free people in the region (isreal). Why we're supporting both sides...makes no sense.@@Sarah-im3lp

[@PaceFootball]

@Sarah-im3lp This is a strawman argument. We're not "picking" strictly based on religion. But, the extreme interpretation of the religious ideology (militant Islam) calls for the destruction of America and the destruction of the Israeli state. Pretty easy call to not support that.

[@worldwatcher5787]

There also attcks from israel on Palestinian on Oct 6, Oct 5, Oct 4. Etc etc