There is a saying that people living in glass houses should not throw stones. “Biden: Change Gaza policy unless IDF protects Gaza civilians” (April 5) talks about threats on the part of the US government.
Much has been written about the actions of the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza War. Putting aside the opinions of Russia, China, Iran and other countries with long histories of anti-Semitism, experts write that the Israel Defense Forces are the most moral military. Now comes the American threat.
It is unfortunate that the IAF mistakenly bombed a group of aid workers, we have apologized and are investigating the details of what happened.
Meanwhile, has the US apologized for killing unarmed Italian civilians at Canicutti during World War II? Did he apologize for bombing a wedding venue in Afghanistan in 2002, killing 48 civilians and injuring many more? Of course it wasn’t.
What about the 2015 bombing by Médecins Sans Frontières at a Kunduz hospital that killed 42 people? The list of US involvement in accidental bombings, not just in Afghanistan but also in Iraq and other countries, is long. long.
As usual, ever since the Gaza war began, the United States has criticized Israel as if it knew better, putting our soldiers at risk.
In early March, Secretary of War Benny Gantz made an unauthorized visit to Washington. He met with Vice President Kamala Harris and called for increased humanitarian aid and a ceasefire.
Ten days later, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called an election in Israel. The next day, President Biden endorsed Schumer’s message.
Gantz last week called for new elections in September. The next night, Biden met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and threatened to change Gaza policy unless Israel took certain immediate steps regarding hostage release and humanitarian aid.
You don’t have to be a political expert to connect the dots. All the main characters have one goal: to replace Netanyahu’s government. But I believe Biden and Gantz are making a political mistake. Biden looks at the polls and thinks putting pressure on Israel will give him an advantage in Michigan.
What he doesn’t realize is that the majority of Americans support Israel over Hamas, and increased daylight hours between the two countries could be detrimental to him in November.
Gantz also looks to polls showing him holding a significant lead over the incumbent, but the overwhelming feeling among Israelis to remain united while the war continues. is ignored. He is also hurting himself by calling for elections that are inevitably divisive and strengthen Hamas’s resolve to continue the war.
The slogan “Unite we win” is a necessary condition for ultimate victory, and those who violate it risk their political peril.
unilateral and off base
Yitz Greenberg’s assessment of the rift between Biden and Bibi (“The Alienation of Biden and Schumer,” April 4) is completely one-sided and off-base. Prime Minister Netanyahu is not responsible for the conflict with Biden’s current spokesperson, Chuck Schumer.
Democrats designed Schumer’s rant as a political ploy to gain support from Muslim voters. Nothing the Prime Minister said or didn’t say, did or didn’t do, had anything to do with it. He’s just an easy target, and Schumer in particular should be ashamed of himself for being used as another useful idiot.
In fact, Mr. Schumer wanted to do this to build legitimacy for himself and fend off the pursuit of him by left-wing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), who hates Israel.
Greenberg has clearly lost all perspective on the US-Israel situation and geopolitics. If you want to make aliyah, that’s great. But coming to Israel and bashing the country’s leaders is not acceptable.
get votes
“The WCK Tragedy” (editorial, April 4) accurately characterizes the deaths of humanitarian aid workers who were wrongly killed by the IDF as Hamas’ fault. This terrorist organization uses civilians as human shields. You rightly call President Biden’s condemnation of Israel for this incident disingenuous.
But it’s important to understand why Biden lied about Israel’s actions. He said Israel had not done enough to protect civilians, even though it had done more to protect them than any other combatant in history.
You aptly point out that the United States has killed more than 400,000 civilians in wars over the past 20 years.
Biden admonished the Jewish state as he seeks to win over terrorist-supporting Arab votes in Michigan and Minnesota in the run-up to November’s election. As a result, he cannot blame Hamas for the deaths of Arab non-combatants, instead blaming Israel.
Hopefully, American voters will remember his falsehoods at the polls this November.
eternal suffering
Of all the things we heard and saw on our television screens and in the millions of print reports reporting the horrific events of October 7th, nothing evokes as much shock as the heartbreaking obituary that ran on the front page of April 7th. there is no.
Those who are not directly scarred by what happened that day still find it forever sealed in our hearts. The families of the hostages must understand that the last six months have been nothing short of eternal suffering, and that the relatives of fallen IDF soldiers are experiencing similar suffering.
As Israeli citizens living through this nightmare, we have an obligation to face the reality of our country’s very complex situation. We implore our leaders to show wisdom and courage to guide us through these dark times.
In doing so, their objectives must prioritize what is needed to protect all citizens and have a clear objective of returning our lives to normalcy.
Whether these high-ranking incumbents will be able to accomplish this is clearly debatable, but one thing is for certain: each of the names you mention is a Not only have they not forgotten, but they continue to scream from the pages that their deaths must not be forgotten. It was a waste.
