Israel Violence Opens Painful Rupture Between Joe Biden, Pro-Palestine Progressives
On 5/12/21 at 11:04 AM EDT
President Joe Biden has so far been quiet on the spiraling violence between Israel and Palestinian factions, sparked by a land ownership dispute in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem that has since escalated into the worst exchanges of fire since 2014.
The president is under pressure to act to stop the familiar escalation of violence. At least 48 people including 14 children have been killed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip by Israel Defense Forces airstrikes, with six people killed in Israel by rocket barrages and an anti-tank missile fired by Palestinian militant forces inside the blockaded coastal enclave.
The United Nations is warning that rocket attacks and airstrikes between Palestinian militants and Israeli security forces may soon spiral out of control.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Says We Stand With Palestine as Violence Escalates
On 5/12/21 at 10:17 AM EDT I am PM of Pakistan and #WeStandWithGaza #WeStandWithPalestine, Khan wrote in a tweet.
Khan s post also featured a screenshot of a quote from the famous American linguist Noam Chomsky that read: You take my water, burn my olive trees, destroy my house, take my job, steal my land, imprison my father, kill my mother, bombard my country, starve us all, humiliate us all, but I am to blame: I shot a rocket back.
Prior to his tweet, Khan denounced the attack against Palestinians by Israel at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Czech Republic opens a diplomatic representation in Jerusalem
The opening of the Czech diplomatic mission in Jerusalem took place this week during a ceremony attended by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.
While Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis noted that his country’s official embassy remains headquartered in Tel Aviv, the development serves as an indication of the Eastern European country’s tacit acceptance of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The Czech Republic has opened a diplomatic representation in Jerusalem. It is a branch of the country’s Israel embassy.
The opening took place this week during a ceremony attended by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.