https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4657284-biden-israel-rafah-weapons-fire-all-sides/
State Department spokesperson Matt Miller, asked at a Thursday media briefing by The Hill about the criticism that Biden should have taken action at an earlier stage to rein in Israel, said:
“Our policy responds to the facts on the ground. We made clear at the outset of this conflict we wanted to see Israel defeat Hamas. We wanted to see Israel dismantle Hamas and prevent its ability to launch the terrorist attacks of Oct. 7 again. They’ve largely succeeded in that goal.”
But Miller added, “We also respond to the increasing civilian death toll and while we’ve seen the daily count come down — because of steps that Israel’s taken that we have urged — it hasn’t come down enough.”
Answers like that underline what a complicated knot Biden is trying to unpick.
There is nothing new here.
ReplyDeleteWe support Israel's right to self-defence, just not when it actually exercises that right!
We support Israel wiping out Hamas, as long as not a single Arab civilian is harmed.