Kanaani lambasted the event, stating, "The criminal prime minister of a fake regime is in the arms of his supporters after nine months of genocide and infanticide," referencing the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He argued that such events reveal the true nature of Western policies, stating, "This is how decades of deceptive efforts of Western civilization to show an innocent and humane face to the world are falling apart, and the violent face of American politics is exposed to the whole world."