US President Joe Biden sent two different messages on this Israel-Hamas war to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli Americans, NBC News has reportedbased on copies of official White House correspondence.

While a letter was presented Biden’s support for Israel against the “terrorism” of the Palestinian group Hamas, the other spoke about the protection efforts of the US government Civilians in the Gaza Strip.

According to NBC, the letter to pro-Israelis invoked the Holocaust in the context of the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7. It also promised Israel continued support and efforts to do so Return the prisoners captured by Hamas and held in Gaza.

“The people of Israel experienced a moment of pure evil” that “resurrected horrific memories” and amounted to “the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust,” NBC reported in Biden’s Nov. 1 letter.

“The United States stands with Israel,” it said. “We will continue to ensure that Israel has everything it needs to defend itself against terrorism in accordance with international humanitarian law.”

On the other hand, Biden’s letter to pro-Palestinians focused on aid to Palestine and made no mention of the Holocaust or US support for Israel.

“We mourn the many innocent Palestinians who were killed,” NBC reported in Biden’s second letter, dated Nov. 8.

It added that the government is “working closely with partners to ensure that life-saving assistance – including food, water and medicine – can urgently reach innocent Palestinians in Gaza” and stressed that “the United States is unequivocally committed to protecting civilians .” Conflict”.

Although the two letters do not appear to contradict each other or Biden’s policies, NBC reported that it is not common for the White House to write different versions of a letter on the same topic that differ so greatly in their emphasis.

It added that the incident “reflects the political tightrope that Biden is trying to walk as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian elements of his coalition fight over war” and that there is less than a year left until the election.

In an opinion piece published Saturday in The Washington Post, Biden wrote that Gaza and the occupied West Bank “should be reunited under a single governing structure” — a revitalized Palestinian Authority.

“Gaza must never again be used as a platform for terrorism. There must be no forcible expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, no re-occupation, no siege or blockade, and no territorial reduction,” he wrote, adding that “after the end of this war, the voices of the Palestinian people and their aspirations” must be heard Center for “Post-Crisis Governance in Gaza”.

The US President and two of his Cabinet members were present earlier this week sued for failure to prevent and complicity in the “genocide” in Gaza.

A federal complaint (PDF), filed against Biden on Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accused them of “failure to prevent and complicity in the Israeli government’s unfolding genocide.”

The complaint noted that Washington is Israel’s closest ally and strongest supporter, as well as its largest donor of military aid – with Israel being the largest overall recipient of American foreign aid since World War II.

For this reason, it said, the US could have a “deterrent effect on Israeli officials who are now committing genocide against the Palestinian people.”

Also this week the police in riot gear There were clashes with demonstrators Call for a ceasefire outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC

Wednesday’s protest came a day after many thousands of protests Pro-Israel protesters They gathered on the National Mall holding placards with words like “Let Israel finish its job,” “From the river to the sea, Israel is all you will see,” and “No ceasefire.”

At least 12,000 people, including 5,000 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, according to Palestinian officials. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas attacks is around 1,200.