US President Joe Biden will speak out against antisemitism at a Holocaust memorial ceremony Tuesday, as tensions remain high over nationwide campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war.
The speech at the US Capitol comes after Biden finally addressed the demonstrations last week, following days of silence that drew criticism from both Republicans and his fellow Democrats in an election year.
It also comes as the president warns Israel against invading the crowded Gazan city of Rafah, while pushing for a ceasefire with Hamas — which said Monday it had accepted a deal for a truce and hostage release.
In his keynote address at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's annual Days of Remembrance ceremony in the Capitol, Biden will "recommit to heeding the lessons of this dark chapter," the White House said Monday.
"He will speak to the horrors of Oct. 7 when Hamas unleashed the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
"And he will speak to how since Oct. 7, we've seen an alarming rise in antisemitism in the US — in our cities, our communities and on our campuses."
