Nancy Pelosi Says Israelis Deserve ‘Justice’ – But Not ‘Revenge’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Tuesday that Israelis deserve “justice” following Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israeli civilians this month, but not “revenge.”

During an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes, Pelosi said, “Our priority right now is to get the hostages freed,” before praising “what Secretary Blinken said today at the United Nations, calling for a humanitarian pause in the military action so that we can try to find a more peaceful path, especially right away to get more hostages free, not just American, although that’s our responsibility, but all the hostages freed.”

Pelosi continued:

I think the humanitarian pause is the way to go. Look, what Hamas did was barbaric in Israel. It was barbaric, it was outside the circle of civilized human behavior, and if it happened to your family, you would want justice. I’m not talking about revenge, I want— I’m saying justice. So there has to be some other place we go instead of just saying let’s have a ceasefire. We had a ceasefire in May that was broken by Hamas on October 7th, so let’s remember that, but there may be a few votes in our caucus who may not support the package, but I think by and large, it will be overwhelmingly supported.

We just have to get a speaker on the Republican side. They won, they got the confidence of the American people, now they should show they’re worthy of that confidence by at least electing a leader, a speaker, so that we can conduct the business of Congress, and that includes coming forth with this package and then keeping government open after that.

President Joe Biden requested a $105 billion combined aid package for Israel and Ukraine last week. However, Congress has been unable to pass such a package due to the House Republican Conference’s failure to gain enough votes to elect a speaker.

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