Last Updated on April 8, 2024
After the Israeli targeted attack, killing seven civilians in Gaza, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, railed against Israel, saying he was “glad to see the President” threaten Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with repercussions.
The Hill reported that Van Hollen told on CBS News, “I was glad to see the President, at least as reported out, finally say to Netanyahu, that if you don’t follow these, you know, my questions, that there will be consequences.” He continued:
But the president and the White House have yet to lay out what consequences they have, and they want to impose. And we have had a situation where for months, the President has made requests to the Netanyahu government, they have ignored those requests, and we’ve sent more 2000-pound bombs.
… We have to make sure that when the President requests something that we have a means to enforce it.
President Biden has become more vocal against Israel’s actions but really has yet to implement a strategy that will hopefully minimize the abusive tactics in the war in Gaza.
The White House has suggested making aid conditional to Israel, which has probably been the largest step the Biden administration has taken against the genocide.
The Hill reported on a White House brief that was a readout of a call between the President and Bibi following the merciless airstrike that killed six aid workers and one Palestinian driver:
He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers.
He made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.
Regardless of the rhetoric, no Western nation will take a stand. National File previously reported that the United Nations Human Rights Council voted 28-6 in favor of an immediate ceasefire and embargo against Israel.
The United States and Germany were among the six that opposed. The “accountability resolution” offered strict measures against Israel, but it is widely doubted that anything will become of it.
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