White House spokesman Josh Earnest was harshly critical of Israel during today’s comments on the ongoing invasion of the Gaza Strip, insisting the deliberate Israeli attack on a UN-run girls’ school full of civilians was “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.”
Earnest went on to say that the US believes Israel is not doing enough to avoid civilian deaths in its invasion of Gaza, a stark contrast to their usual unconditional defense of Israeli killings.
Yesterday the White House was critical of the attack but reluctant to blame Israel. Today they insisted there was no doubt that Israel shelled the school full of refugees.
The attack was the latest in a flurry of Israeli attacks on UN-run safe houses for Gaza refugees, with the UN warning that the attacks amount to war crimes. Israel has offered myriad excuses, at times claiming the strikes didn’t happen, then claiming they were intentional and justified, and finally claiming some were accidental.
It's ALL indefensible ! You need to be tried for war crimes !! (said granny, shaking her fist)
Obama finally stands up to Israel publicly.
words…just words.
The restocking of Iron Dome munitions will continue unabated and the next check from Congress is in the mail.
Curmudgeonvt, or you on the Obama payroll? (laugh) The Senate just approved 225 million dollars for Israel 'Iron Dome.' They probably had it in the mail at the beginning of the war.
Nah, not omniscient…though the Frau swears I claim different. It was reported last week – or the week before, I forget where.
Yeah, maybe we will get some "responsibility to protect" action.
I would love to see Tel Aviv slightly flattened with pinpoint bombings.
When the senate passes a emergency $200 odd million Emergency Funding for Israel
it goes like this
Obama says to the Israeli PM:
"Your actions are unacceptable
"Now keep smiling for the camera
the money is in your right pocket""
Hand shake ends
As he continues arms shipments….
Hope the WH keeps it up. Maybe if they hear enough criticism from the US, someone in that criminal enterprise called the israeli government will react.
I'm sure the WH has satellite images of that school being bomb by the Israeli's, but will they release it…..Nah.
I'm sure they have satellite images, but according to them, Putin did it!
Or…. You can read the article above…..
Critical of Israel,eh? I wonder how long before a few more grow a backbone and support him.Don't hold your breath waiting.
This WH or the other one needs to put up or shout up, if the WH is so concern about the UN schools being attacked by the Israeli fascist regime then why they supplying Israel with weapons?
What a sad dirty joke. With US PUPPETT BAN KI MOON IN THE UN..expect MORE CARNAGE..
Indeed…
"UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today condemned "in the strongest terms" the reported ceasefire violation by Hamas and demanded that an Israeli soldier captured in Gaza be released immediately."
Talk is cheap. Take away the arms subsidies and other financial support and I'll believe that these official complaints are made of whole cloth. And watch how fast this all goes away as soon as the Lobby and its Siamese twin, the Imperial interests, go to work. The connections at the top that pull the strings in both this country and the world – witness the French reaction to the anti-Israel demonstrations – are intertwined, have not changed, and will soon deal at a personal level with this impudence. What ought to be uncommonly clear at this point is how determined they are to "get" anyone that opposes them. Just ask Norman Finkelstein. But these filth, while powerful, are playing with fire. One day the people will pull the cover off of the obscurity that hides them and there will be show trials the likes of which will make Moscow 1936-39 look like a Sunday school picnic.
Wonder who’s head will roll or political contributions discontinued for that fair and balance criticism of Israel ?
The question is – Does Obama have the guts, there is no other way to describe the required position, to force an Israeli change in attitude? don't threaten …do…cut the weapons, money, cover at the UN etc. Demand a regime change ….a majour attitude adjustment from the current Israeli political players and the Zionist's supporters in America. Lead a BDS campaign until Israel declares it's borders for example. How can this country not have any final borders other than the claim that, as a gift from God, and some Jews lived around here 2000 years ago, the entire area is rightfully theirs. With that thinking, Rome still owns Europe and at least half of the UK.
Are there any adults in the US Government?
But Obama still sends the zionist criminals resupply of ammunitions to continue the slaughter. Hypocrite in chief.
"Totally unacceptable" is a harsh condemnation? What a joke.
Still better than "not toally acceptable"
I'll bet that there was a phone call to Bibi shortly before the statement was released warning him that, hey, it's for American audiences only and that nothing material is going to change…yes, the checks are still coming…more rockets? No problem, sir.
And, of course the American lapdog press will 96pt that across the front pages to "prove" that the American President has slapped down the bad Israelis… uh huh…
This will be their defense against "aiding and abetting war criminals" when things go to court.
‘Indefensible’ but the USA will not lift one finger in protest
Does this mean that the US government will stop providing “israel” money and weapons? Will it stop using its veto at the UN Security Council to protect “israel” from international censure for its crimes?
No, of course not. This is just more posturing and empty words from the USG.
“totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.” …. and here's your next military welfare check.
got to love hamas, they didnot do anything to start this, And they love their fellow man
We opened our munitions stocks to Israel- from "our" stock that was already pre-positioned there. We don't use the Iron Dome system, but miraculously we had some extra missiles for that system hanging around in our warehouses? Accidental, or did someone have amazing foresight to order some extras 'just in case' even though it's not something we are ever going to use?
When we stop giving our treasure away to Israel and stop coddling them, they'll learn very quickly how to behave in a place where they're surrounded by potential enemies. Without the US as body guard, tiny Israel would have to play nice with others or face the music when everyone they've wronged over the course of its existence comes calling for a piece of payback and then some.
I certainly don't wish harm to innocents- no one does- but the state of Israel itself needs to be taken down a few pegs and taught some humility, and how a civilized- peaceful- nation interacts with its neighbors. If Germany and France and England can bury the hatchet after everything they've tangled over, anyone can.
"… don't wish harm to innocents- no one does- but…"
Well, obviously that last part is incorrect as the actions by Israel prove otherwise. And for Israel being surrounded by "potential" enemies…there's nothing potential about it, and Israel has earned their enmity, in spades.
A PR stunt by Washington with no substanceance
a condemnation is followed by real action
And how about anything from 1 single country on Earth
Israel will continue receiving unlimited funds and military equipment from the US because the vast majority of secular Americans are simply ignorant of what is taking place in the Gaza Strip because all they know about it, is what they see and hear on Zionist-owned news networks And then you have that vast number of ignorant Christian fundamentalist who know exactly what is going on and consider it "god's work" that thousands of innocent Palestinian men woman and children are being slain by the Chosen Ones. There is simply no hope for a nation that consist primarily of evil Christian fundamentalist and ignorant fools who believe everything they see and hear on the MSM.