It s Time to Update the U.S. Approach to Israeli Rights Abuses | Opinion Kenneth Roth
, executive director, Human Rights Watch On 5/27/21 at 7:00 AM EDT
President Joe Biden has shown a remarkable capacity to change with the times, but when it came to the recent armed conflict between Israeli and Hamas forces, he often seemed to be pressing rewind and play on an old reel-to-reel tape recorder. The welcome ceasefire provides an opportunity to re-examine this outdated approach.
Much of what Biden said about the conflict would have sounded familiar from U.S. presidents of decades past. But time has not stood still. The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has deepened its oppressive, discriminatory rule of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem a trend that was only accelerated by former President Donald Trump s unconditional embrace of Netanyahu. Biden should recognize that disturbing reality and move away from
Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself Despite What Democrats Say | Opinion Ted Cruz
, Republican senator, Texas On 5/27/21 at 6:30 AM EDT
How did Democrats react to Hamas attacking Israel?
President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not to tell him that the United States stands with Israel and supports Israel s right to defend itself against terrorism, but to lecture him and demand he stop defending Israel against Hamas terrorists.
Meanwhile, Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Israel an apartheid state. Not to be outdone, Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced Israel for engaging in terrorism.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, introduced a resolution trying to block a $735 million arms sale to Israel.
U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that rockets are indiscriminate between military and civilians and that their use "constitutes a clear violation of international humanitarian law." Israel s