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Those criticizing Israel are silent on Yemen and Syria

Pizzo criticized what he called a double standard for Israel. "I've heard the same calls (for a cease-fire) and concerns and questions," he said. "I don't remember ever seeing an agenda item about 377,000 Muslims being killed in Yemen. I don't recall ever having a moment of silence or hearing any resolution or agenda item for the 231,708 Muslims who have been killed in Syria and continue to be killed today."

"It's not Israel. What a lot of people are trying to say is, 'It's the Jews.' But they get to say Israel. Forty-nine countries of the 208 sovereign nations in this world are majority Muslim. There’s one Jewish state."

Pizzo’s comments came just over a week after a new law went into effect that adopts as Florida’s standard the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. The law followed a 360% rise in antisemitic incidents across the U.S. over the past nine months.

Source: Florida Politics, "History", on 2026 Florida Governor race , Jul 11, 2024

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