U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News that "the only genocide in Middle East is the one being committed against Jews and Christians," citing the decline in the region's Jewish population from about one million in 1948 to fewer than 15,000 today.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. articulated his view on Middle East genocide claims in a Wednesday interview on Fox News. He stated that the 'only genocide in Middle East is the one being committed against Jews and Christians,' and underscored the demographic shift of the region's Jewish population — from one million in 1948 to under 15,000 today.
The interview follows a 60-second video clip released Tuesday in which Kennedy described the claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as a 'myth' he 'demolishes with facts.' In that earlier clip, he argued that if Israel intended genocide, it could have carried it out 'in a minute' and pointed to Palestinian population growth as counter-evidence.
Kennedy's remarks — part of a broader push by the administration to counter the genocide narrative against Israel — come amid ongoing legal proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.
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