There is an obvious answer to the humanitarian concerns President Biden is trying to blackmail Israel with With a full-scale Rafah invasion looming, let Israel completely evacuate civilians from Palestinian cities and leave Hamas and its battalions behind.
So why doesn’t the president demand it? that Instead of threatening to cut off weapons to Israel, the leader of Hamas?
Yes, there are logistical issues.
If Israel were to oversee such evacuations, Hamas could engage in one of its ugly trademarks: firing on and attempting to kill or otherwise obstructing those attempting to leave. There is enough sex.
This week we saw this terrifying philosophy in action, with Hamas shooting the Kerem Shalom crossing as it opened to aid flow.
And Egypt refuses to accept Palestinian refugees..
But if Biden isn’t busy courting pro-Hamas votes, he could very well crack the whip. Cairo About that issue.
Remember that the line between Hamas and Gaza civilians is blurred. Like most terrorist organizations, it hides among civilians and counts some civilians as associate members and supporters.
As for the canard that a mass evacuation from Rafah would lead to permanent expulsion of the population at the hands of Israel, that is clear nonsense.
Freeing settled Palestinian civilians from Hamas is in Israel’s best immediate interest. Why would the government stand in the way of that happening?
The United Nations estimates that at least 110,000 civilians have already fled since Monday, about 10% of the estimated refugee population.
It’s time to let go of the rest.
Of course, the usual world suspects are shrieking that even the slightest idea of evacuating Rafah amounts to a war crime on the Israeli side.
And, of course, this is exactly the opposite direction.
The danger to Palestinian civilians here comes from Hamas’ tactical strategy, which views Palestinian civilians as mere bullet shelter.
The situation in Rafah once again highlights that the world’s only Jewish state holds itself to a different and much higher standard when it comes to combat.
In this case, it would cause unthinkable suffering to the very people Weepy Joe claims to be concerned about.
