Fmr. Biden State Dept. Spox Matt Miller: Israel Has ‘Without Doubt’ Committed War Crimes in Gaza

reporter Do you think ░░░░░░░░ s going on in ░░░░░░░░ now is a genocide ░░░░░░░░ I don t I ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ genocide but I think ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ a doubt true that ░░░░░░░░ has committed war crimes ░░░░░░░░ You wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ that at the podium ░░░░░░░░ Yeah look it because ░░░░░░░░ you re at the ░░░░░░░░ you re not expressing ░░░░░░░░ personal opinion You re ░░░░░░░░ the conclusions of the ░░░░░░░░ States government the United ░░░░░░░░ government has had not ░░░░░░░░ they committed war crimes ░░░░░░░░ have not concluded that ░░░░░░░░ But your personal view ░░░░░░░░ they have MILLER Well ░░░░░░░░ reporter And they were ░░░░░░░░ you were there MILLER ░░░░░░░░ here s yes but ░░░░░░░░ me qualify that There ░░░░░░░░ two ways to think ░░░░░░░░ the commission of war ░░░░░░░░ One is if the ░░░░░░░░ has pursued a policy ░░░░░░░░ deliberately committing war crimes ░░░░░░░░ us acting reckless in ░░░░░░░░ way that AIDS and ░░░░░░░░ war crimes and that ░░░░░░░░ think is an open ░░░░░░░░ I think what is ░░░░░░░░ almost certainly not an ░░░░░░░░ question is that there ░░░░░░░░ been individual incidents that ░░░░░░░░ been that have been ░░░░░░░░ crimes where members of ░░░░░░░░ Israeli military have committed ░░░░░░░░ crimes So ultimately in ░░░░░░░░ every major conflict including ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted by democracies you ░░░░░░░░ see individual members of ░░░░░░░░ military of militaries commit ░░░░░░░░ crimes And the way ░░░░░░░░ judge a democracy is ░░░░░░░░ they hold those people ░░░░░░░░ reporter But Israel hasn ░░░░░░░░ That s been one ░░░░░░░░ MILLER That s my ░░░░░░░░ is we have not ░░░░░░░░ seen them hold sufficient ░░░░░░░░ of the military accountable ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ open question whether they ░░░░░░░░ going to reporter I ░░░░░░░░ really struck that you ░░░░░░░░ now that Israel did ░░░░░░░░ war crimes and yet ░░░░░░░░ the time and I ░░░░░░░░ why but at the ░░░░░░░░ you were at the ░░░░░░░░ and you couldn t ░░░░░░░░ that I mean personally ░░░░░░░░ must be very difficult ░░░░░░░░ you MILLER Well the ░░░░░░░░ Department itself had concluded ░░░░░░░░ in these didn t ░░░░░░░░ it in these terms ░░░░░░░░ I think I did ░░░░░░░░ at the podium a ░░░░░░░░ times I concluded that ░░░░░░░░ was likely got that ░░░░░░░░ had committed war crimes ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ almost certain that they ░░░░░░░░