Netanyahu is 'hurting Israel' by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza, Biden says

[Uncle Joe]

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Biden said a potential Israeli invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering, is “a red line” for him, but said he would not cut off weapons like the Iron Dome missile interceptors which protect the Israeli civilian populace from rocket attacks in the region.

“It is a red line,” he said, when asked about Rafah, “but I’m never going to leave Israel. The defense of Israel is still critical, so there’s no red line I’m going to cut off all weapons so they don’t have the Iron Dome to protect them.”

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Israel remains committed to continuing its invasion and annihilating Hamas, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took about 250 hostages on Oct. 7. The militant group freed dozens of hostages during a November truce, but it refuses to release more without guarantees of a complete end of hostilities.

Meanwhile, more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza according to the Hamas-run health ministry, with the majority being women and children, and hundreds of thousands going hungry.

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/netanyahu-is-hurting-israel-by-not-preventing-more-civilian-deaths-in-gaza-biden-says

[intheflow]

1. Hmm. I posted almost this exact thought

here on DU and was accused of antisemitism. Guess Biden’s a big old antisemite. Who knew?

[lees1975]

2. What's going on with Gaza is out of control.

It's beyond any acceptable resolution to the issues leading up to October 7th for what's now transpiring in Gaza to be happening. The world can see this, as can the majority of the population of Israel. There's no apparent plan for a resolution to this.

I agree with the President. Ultimately, I think the people of Israel will have a reckoning with Netanyahu, but until then, the United States is going to have to take a stronger stand against the destruction, broker a cease fire and make sure it holds. And I think the President is taking the necessary steps to get there.