George W. Bush Says US to Stand With Israel, Calls Hamas ‘Cold-Blooded Killers’

The former president made his first public comments about the Hamas-Israel conflict.

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during the flag raising ceremony prior to The Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla., on May 7, 2021. Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

Former President George W. Bush, who launched multiple wars in the Middle East, issued his first comments on the Hamas attacks targeting Israel and the ensuing conflict.

“My thoughts were that we need to support Israel. No ands, ifs, or buts,” the former president told historian Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, during a private California event, according to multiple news reports and a video of the event.