Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Washington on Tuesday and declared the US-Israel military relationship is “unshakable” as the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza continues.
“Yoav, your security bond is — our security bond is unshakable. The United States is Israel’s closest friend, and that won’t change,” Austin said in remarks welcoming Gallant.
Austin also detailed his close coordination with Gallant since October. “You know, I’ve been to Israel twice since that awful day of October 7th, including just six days after Hamas assaulted your country. And we’ve spoken by phone nearly 40 times,” he said.
The purpose of Gallant’s trip was to ensure continued US support for Israel’s military and to ask for more weapons. Officials told CNN that he was expected to ask for more precision-guided munitions and F-35 and F-15 fighter jets.
“Today, we will discuss developments in Gaza and the means to achieve our goals: the destruction of Hamas organization and bringing back the Israeli hostages back home,” Gallant said.
Austin claimed the US was concerned about the massive civilian death toll in Gaza and the Israeli restrictions on aid. But unconditional US military support has continued despite the atrocities being committed.
The meeting came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled another planned delegation to Washington meant to discuss Israel’s plans to attack Rafah because the US didn’t veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a Ramadan ceasefire in Gaza.
According to the Pentagon, Austin warned Gallant about an assault on Rafah, which is packed with 1.5 million Palestinians, during their private meeting. “The Secretary stressed that the United States and Israel have a moral imperative and a shared strategic interest in safeguarding civilians, noting that operations in Rafah should not proceed without a credible and implementable plan that ensures the safety of and humanitarian support for civilians sheltering there,” the Pentagon said.
Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have brushed off US concerns about Rafah and have repeatedly vowed they will launch an invasion of the city, which would incur a huge number of civilian casualties and disrupt aid shipments even more.
“Security.” Remember in 2020 when Trump spilled the beans on who it is that gets the security and who doesn’t:
“We wouldn’t have to be in the Middle East if not for that we want to protect Israel.”
There wouldn’t have been war in pro-Palestinian Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria without Israel. The U.S. wouldn’t arm and help the Saudi bombing of Yemen just because the Houthis are helped by pro-Palestinian Iran. There wouldn’t be any starvation sanctions against Iran, and they’d be the economic powerhouse of the region.
The security is only for Israel.
“”There wouldn’t have been war in pro-Palestinian Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria without Israel.””
i beg to differ. Israel is a convenient misdirection. the main reason for US destruction of Iraq was to keep their cheap oil from flooding the world market = nothing to do with Israel.
and the very instant that US boots were on the ground in Afghanistan they fired up the opium production which the taliban had eliminated entirely resulting in the world’s opium dilemma increasing literally exponentially. again, nothing to do with Israel.
i can’t explain Syria other than that uncle sam is literally stealing their oil the instant it is pumped from the ground.
Motivationfor US invasions in the middle east:
Oil
Israel
Logistics
Is Austin confessing to War Crimes? Is Austin admitting that he will NOT abide by the ICJ, or the ICC? Is Austin saying that America will, to the end of time, commit War Crimes for Israel? Does Austin know what the UN is? Does he know what International Law is? Does Austin know what a Human Being is?
The Neocon dispensation doesn’t recognize “law” (neither US Constitution, Internaltional Law, Treaty Law, Banking & Currency Law, 1st Amendment Law, Torture & Humanitarian Law, …). Only 2 days ago Adm. John Kirby, War Dept spokesman, openly declared the UNSC resolution ordering an Israeli ceasefire was “nonbinding”. Though Washington does indeed use the word at its rhetorical convenience, everyone recognizes the hypocrisy. The old post-WW2 Liberal order and it’s institutions are Dead are Gone … only their zombies remain.
It is not a law if it does not serve US interests. I have yet to hear government officials considering the human rights and freedom and democracy in connection of the Palestinian people, or any people in Venezuela, Cuba, Yemen or any other nation for that matter. All laws and UN resolutions are nonbinding if they don’t serve US values, and interests.
That’s true, but I would argue that prior to the Neocon era, beginning in the Carter presidency with David Rockefeller’s Trilateral Commission and Richard Perle’s Team B in the CIA, it paid law the respect of hypocrisy and, because the Uni’s, Press, Courts, Military, Fed, Unions, ACLU, etc., weren’t so thoroughly corrupt, they knew they’d be called out on it.
You are so right, it shows how far the nation has come since the Reagan inauguration, they don’t need to hide anything. There is a trail of blood, life and destruction and Biden is the cherry on the cake. The legacy of the neocon Zionists is nothing but big time DESTRUCTION and they have the audacity to expect to get reelected, regardless of party label.
Yes. Yes. Yes. No. No. No.
It’s hard to tell who could win a competition in who is the most disgusting character in the Biden administration. It is very competitive.
I have Blinken in a photo finish.
I vote for Admiral Kirby.
I propose Mrs. Biden. Is she the modern day incarnate of Nancy Reagan, whispering in his ear after consulting her astrologist. To me, a close second is Blinkey.
That is easy. Why it is Joe “Genocide” Biden himself!
Austin, the Zionists resident Stepnfetchit.
Good for Lloyd. His vocabulary is expanding. It used to be “ironclad” and “unwavering” when he was describing the extent to which we would continue to kiss Israel’s ass.
Wars, you always make my day, with your humor and wisdom. I always wonder what your sign is. 🙂
Thanks Donna. Not into the Zodiak thing, but Capricorn.
I am a Pisces.
The Zodiacal aspects have total relevancy to who and what we are, no kidding! 😉
i am a Leo which is a sun sign, born in the Chinese year of the dragon.
hence my big mouth.
for what it’s worth my sign reads “Exit Only”
We don’t have a formal security treaty with them so why in the hell is it unshakeable?
Because the Isael Lobby controls US policy in the region.
The destruction of Hamas means the Destruction of the Hostages…!
According to one hostage that had been released, the IDF bombing had killed maybe 50 hostages.
If that’s true, it means no hostages left at Hamas hands, and Israel has put a lid on this fact to assure their families that they are alive and they continue their genocide to free them…!
These are manifestly NOT Israel’s main goals in this affair, otherwise the whole thing (it’s not a “war”) would have bene done differently.
As an example: you do not indiscriminately bombard the entire civilian population among whom your hostages are held … you move slowly and carefully, separating civilians from Hamas, until the entire small area is covered. This minimizes both civilian and hostage deaths.
But if your main aim is ethnic cleansing …
Never, is the mention of the 7,000+ “detainees” in Israeli jails.
US-Israel ‘Security Bond’ Is ‘Unshakable’
in other words; Israel can rest assured that uncle sam will continue to have their back no matter what
They don’t even mention the thousands of Palestinian hostages in Israeli prisons and the torture they have to endure, including women and children.
“Unshakeable” ?? Homogeneous’s more accurate; the US is Israel. The two share the same ruthless brutality and catastrophic intent with US power preventing both from international accountability, thus far. All justified by the same intractable superiority of the “chosen people” and “American exceptionalism.”
Remember that and the political will look like theatre, which it is.
Good grief it is embarrassing how Austin grovels before these people. They must make fun of him endlessly back in Tel Aviv.
They do… In their late night comedy shows…!
Another POC Uncle Tom, like Greenfield collaborating in oppression of other POC.
and what will Biden get in exchange for helping flatten Gaza? maybe Bibi will draft a banger of a concession speech for Biden
Gallant is not there just to get more planes and bombs. Or rather, he is, but not to bomb Gaza. He wants the US total backing for the plan to invade Lebanon including US air and naval power – and possibly boots on the ground, which is why the temporary port is being constructed. The latter is even more proven by the Houthi strike on the port of Eilat the other day. The US will need that terminal to put logistical support and boots on the ground once Hezbollah has disabled Israel’s air fields and ports.
If our blind support for Israel leads to a debacle for America, we are likely to see an explosion of anti-semitism in America.