The New York Times Columnist Thomas L. “Tom” Friedman, a close aide to President Joe Biden, wrote in his latest column that the United States should force Israel to abandon its war with Hamas in Gaza and let the terror group claim “victory.”
Friedman said,conduitThe White House’s message on Middle East policy is: POLITICOHis column can therefore be interpreted as a threat to Israel, or, in Friedman’s words, an “ultimatum” to war.
The columnist, respected for his coverage of the First Lebanon War, became a voice for the Democratic Party. Anti-Semitism He has a strong hatred for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Urged Biden will not accept the Saudi-Israeli peace deal in the weeks leading up to October 7th.
Friedman’s latest column continues his decade-long blistering attack on congressional support for Netanyahu and is headlined “America’s leaders should stop degrading themselves on Israel.”
In it, Friedman Assert Israel will renounce:
The time for an ultimatum is now. Biden should tell Israel that it must accept Hamas’ main demands: end the war completely and immediately and withdraw from Gaza in exchange for the return of all Israeli hostages. Israel cannot think straight while Hamas is holding its people captive.
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Yes, yes, I can almost hear the criticism from the war hawks right now: “Mr. Friedman, are you going to let Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar come out of the tunnel and declare victory?”
yes i will.
Friedman said the elusive Sinwar held a “press conference” Times The columnist would be allowed to ask the first question and would use it to blame Hamas for the destruction that has befallen Gaza.
He claims that Israel is committed to destroying Hamas only because Netanyahu wants to stay in power, ignoring the fact that opinion polls show that a majority of Israelis also support the goal of destroying Hamas.
Friedman’s column and its implicit threat came as Israel enjoys ground advantages over Hamas while facing a growing threat from Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist organization that has been shelling Israel from southern Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday made an unusually direct call on the Biden administration not to withhold arms and ammunition from Israel, signaling that the administration was applying pressure.
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