US Gives Israel the Green Light to Kill Civilians in Rafah

US officials told POLITICO that there would be no consequences for Israel if it invades Rafah, by Dave DeCamp February 13, 2024, https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/13/us-gives-israel-the-green-light-to-kill-civilians-in-rafah/

The US has given Israel the green light to kill civilians in Rafah despite public comments from US officials calling for Israel to come up with a plan to protect civilians in the city, which is packed with an estimated 1.5 million Palestinians.

US officials told POLITICO that the Biden administration was not planning any consequences for Israel if it went ahead with a major assault on Rafah, which would inevitably kill a huge number of civilians. “No reprimand plans are in the works, meaning Israeli forces could enter the city and harm civilians without facing American consequences,” the report reads.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby made clear at a press conference on Monday that the US wasn’t thinking about cutting off Israel from military aid if it went ahead with the assault. When asked if the US has threatened to withhold aid, Kirby said, “We’re going to continue to support Israel … And we’re going to continue to make sure they have the tools and the capabilities to do that.”

President Biden is also not reconsidering his full-throated support for the Israeli slaughter in Gaza despite reports of him disparaging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in private conversations.

Congress is also on board with continuing to support the mass killing of Palestinians as the Senate voted to pass a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that includes $14 billion for Israel. Only 20 Republicans voted for the bill, but the opposition is due to the lack of a border deal, as virtually all Republicans are in favor of unconditional support for Israel, even more so than Democrats in Congress.

Rafah’s pre-war population was 275,000, meaning Palestinians displaced from other areas of the Strip increased the population fivefold. The majority of the Palestinians in the city are sheltering in tents in the streets, leaving them especially vulnerable to an Israeli attack. Israeli airstrikes on Rafah on Sunday night into Monday morning killed 27 children and 22 women.

February 16, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, politics international, USA, weapons and war

2 Comments »

There needs to be a ceasefire and an UN Peacekeeping force sent in to keep the Hamas from attacking Israel and Israel from attacking the Gaza Strip. To allow Israel from attacking the refuges that they told to go there who are starving to death living in tents is genocide. There needs to be a 2 state solution. Get the settlers out of the West Bank and create a Palestinian State. Land for peace. Stop the killing by both sides. “And eye for an eye leaves both sides blind.” It is simply maddening. Jonathan Swift was right in “Gulliver’s Travels,” why can’t you break the egg in the middle and not the top or the bottom. These are my “modest proposals.”

Comment by paulrodenlearning | February 16, 2024 | Reply
- About to erupt into regional war in Lebanon.what an awful time. Ezr klein a conservative democrat called for genocide joe to step down.
  
  Comment by Nol | February 16, 2024 | Reply

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