Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted his intentions to continue escalating the Gaza War today, insisting his country will do “what action is necessary” in the conflict.
He also sought to deflect growing criticism about the massive civilian death toll from Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza cities, insisting Hamas was to blame for all civilian deaths, and that “incidental” deaths like these were inevitable during the Israeli strikes.
Netanyahu is facing growing pressure from the United States to agree to a ceasefire, and complaining about Israeli condemnations of Secretary of State John Kerry for trying to broker such a ceasefire.
Yet with the Israeli cabinet overwhelmingly even more hawkish than Netanyahu, and recent polls showing strong support for continuing the war among Israeli voters, there is a lot of pressure against coming to a reasonable settlement, and the Israeli premier seems to be choosing the path of escalation as a primarily political move, without serious consideration given in public as to the endgame.
Benjamin is merely doing his Zionist work….. death and destruction!
Yes! Yes! Of course. Poor, put upon Israel must never be blamed or held accountable for the misery it causes the Palestinians or the death and destruction it brings to them. Can't you all see, Hamas made the Israelis do this to them. It's not the Israeli bombs and bullets; it's the Palestinians!
"GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE ZIONIST FOR HELPING THE PALESTINIANS"
This recent attack like all others is against the Fatah/Hamas accomodationsince 1948 the Zionist want all of Palestine by any means as we have experienced
"…“incidental” deaths like these were inevitable during the Israeli strikes."
You betcha…inevitable because that is the plan. The Israelis are using the tunnels as justification to completely destroy the infrastructure of Gaza. They've already destroyed the water and sewer systems, and have no fear of shelling hospitals and clinics.
In a civilized society, of which we are supposed to have, these actions would be unanimously classified as crimes against humanity. These kind of actions against a defenseless people by overwhelming force are what the Nuremberg principles are all about.
How the US can stand by idly and condone is beyond me. Where are the American people on this insanity?
And if Kerry wanted to broker a ceasefire, all he'd have to do is cutoff all financial and military aid to the Israelis today.
Brutal and imperial public in Israel — Surely they know a big money maker when they see it.
For it is absolutely impossible for the Israel voting majority to not know that they are enriching themselves upon the misery of their enslaved victims, by their brutal imperialism creating the greatest money maker the world has ever known. For last year Obama signed a contract with Saudi Arabia to trade $60 billion of high priced war materials for super cheap oil
without serious consideration given in public as to the endgame
Lots of these situations seems to currently manifest themselves all over the globe.
These are your politicians' brains on votes.
Sounds like walking-war-crime Bibi intends to introduce cholera now that Gaza's water and sewage facilities have been taken out.