Bill Clinton Spars with Heckler: ‘I Killed Myself to Give the Palestinians a State’

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The Jerusalem Post reports:

Former US President Bill Clinton came to his wife’s defense on Friday when the focus of a campaign event for the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton shifted to Israel, Politico reported.

Amidst a speech discussing his wife’s positions on the major issues at an event in New Jersey, a member of the audience interjected “What about Gaza?” and criticized her statement that neutrality is not an option when it comes to Israel.

“I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state.” the former President responded. “I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza.”

When the audience member continued to press the issue, Clinton elaborated on the complicated nature of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

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