OAN’s Brooke Mallory
5:07 PM – Tuesday, March 5, 2024
President Joe Biden has stepped up criticism and political pressure on the Israeli government, calling for it to allow increased humanitarian aid and “curtail the war effort in the Gaza Strip,” people familiar with the situation told reporters. However, the supply has not been interrupted. Weapons and money are being sent simultaneously to America’s allies in the Middle East.
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“What remains is that there is a serious contradiction that we have to face directly. We have a situation where the United States is airdropping aid.” [to Gaza] “On day one, Israel is dropping bombs,” said Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont). “And American taxpayers are paying for the aid and the bombs.”
It appears as if Biden is trying to play both teams to avoid losing potential Democratic voters in the upcoming 2024 election.
The Biden administration recently airlifted aid to Palestinian civilians and held talks in Washington with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political challenger Benny Gantz.
Four Jordanian Air Force planes dropped additional supplies to Gaza on Tuesday, after three U.S. Air Force planes dropped 60 bundles containing 36,000 meals, U.S. officials said. More deliveries are planned.
Moreover, Mr. Biden has consistently stepped up public criticism of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, even though many Israeli and American abductees of Hamas remain captured and freed.
The administration’s “soft power” strategy, which emphasizes humanitarian relief, is influenced by major factors. That’s the growing political pressure Biden faces to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and gain support from Democratic voters who have criticized the president’s support for Palestine. Israel.
Many Democrats refer to Israel as a “fascist white ethnic state.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’ scathing criticism of Israel on Sunday was the latest in a series of White House statements criticizing the “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip. Before being edited by the White House National Security Council. NBC News It was revealed that her original address contained even more “strong” language. Still, her public rebuke was notable and hinted at further criticism the president will likely voice in her State of the Union address later this week.
“The people of Gaza are starving. The conditions are inhumane and our common humanity compels us to act,” Harris said. “The Israeli government needs to do more to significantly increase aid flows. No excuses.”
Aid distribution in Gaza also remains problematic, particularly in the northern region, where Palestinian civilians have been killed trying to attack aid trucks. IDF officials claimed that vehicles sped up and that civilians were trying to steal supplies.
But the White House still condemned Israel, telling the public that security issues needed to be resolved and that starvation among Palestinian civilians was “unacceptable.”
“The Americans are not very kind to us,” said a senior Israeli government official.
Meanwhile, in the Democratic primary in Michigan, more than 100,000 voters chose “irresponsible” over Biden due to his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, with Arab Americans and progressives within the party favoring Biden. There was severe criticism against Mr.
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