The Biden administration championed Israel’s right to defend itself as it saw fit. Unlike leaders and diplomats in other parts of the world, U.S. officials were more subdued in their expressions of concern for the civilians killed amid relentless Israeli aerial bombardments.
So have myriad other humanitarian agencies and organizations, as well as foreign governments — all horrified by the relentless bombardments that have led to a mounting Palestinian death toll in the besieged Gaza Strip. And U.S. activists have also demanded that the fighting cease for the sake of Palestinian lives as well as Israeli hostages abducted by Islamist group Hamas when it orchestrated the hideous Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel.during an event in Minnesota to follow suit.
The Biden administration championed Israel’s right to defend itself as it saw fit. In multiple speeches, Biden made clear there was no daylight between the United States and Israel and unveiled plans to boost U.S. military aid to the Jewish state by billions of dollars. Unlike leaders and diplomats in, U.S. officials were more subdued in their expressions of concern for the civilians killed amid relentless Israeli aerial bombardments.
, stalled amid pressure from Muslim American and Arab American interlocutors with the White House to keep the focus right now on the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.Ahead of embarking on another trip to the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced his concerns for the loss of Palestinian lives. “When I see a Palestinian child — a boy, a girl pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building — that hits me in the gut as much as seeing a child in Israel or anywhere else,” he said.
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