More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Thursday, while interviewing Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports about the wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks plaguing Jerusalem, fill-in host Peter Alexander cited Obama administration fears of Israeli police being too hard on the knife-wielding killers: “State Department spokesperson John Kirby said that the U.S. was, in his words, ‘concerned about reports that could indicate the potential use of excessive force.’ Is this excessive force?”
Dermer rejected the absurd notion: “Absolutely not. I don't know what the State Department spokesman was talking about.” Alexander followed up by wondering: “Is there a middle ground beyond shooting these individuals?” Dermer again dismissed idea: “When somebody is coming at you with a knife, there is no middle ground. You have to actually take action in order to thwart that attack.”