Pres. Joe Biden Must Stop Undermining Israel
When the US military botched an airstrike in Kabul killing ten civilians, on Joe Biden’s watch in 2021, he dismissed criticism, offered no apology, and went to the beach for the weekend. Needless to say, Israel issued no statements of condemnation. That’s not how you treat an ally – unless you’re Joe Biden and the Democrats.
The Republican Jewish Coalition published the following statement:
Statement from PM Netanyahu following the mistaken strike:
“Israel deeply regrets the tragic incident which claimed the lives of seven humanitarian aid workers.
Our hearts go out to their families and to their home countries.
The IDF is conducting a swift and transparent investigation and we will make our findings public.
Israel is fully committed to enabling humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population in Gaza and we will do everything in our power to ensure that such tragedies do not occur in the future.”
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza
“I am outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, in Gaza yesterday. They were providing food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their deaths are a tragedy.
Israel has pledged to conduct a thorough investigation into why the aid workers’ vehicles were hit by airstrikes. That investigation must be swift, it must bring accountability, and its findings must be made public.
Even more tragically, this is not a stand-alone incident. This conflict has been one of the worst in recent memory in terms of how many aid workers have been killed. This is a major reason why distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza has been so difficult – because Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians. Incidents like yesterday’s simply should not happen. Israel has also not done enough to protect civilians. The United States has repeatedly urged Israel to deconflict their military operations against Hamas with humanitarian operations, in order to avoid civilian casualties.
The United States will continue to do all we can to deliver humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, through all available means. I will continue to press Israel to do more to facilitate that aid. And we are pushing hard for an immediate ceasefire as part of a hostage deal. I have a team in Cairo working on this right now.
Earlier today, I spoke with my friend Chef José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen, to convey my deepest condolences for the deaths of these courageous aid workers and to express my continued support for his and his team’s relentless and heroic efforts to get food to hungry people around the globe.
May God bless the humanitarian workers killed yesterday and comfort their families and loved ones in their grief.”
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Meanwhile, White House National Security Communications Spokesperson John Kirby said “There is no evidence that Israel deliberately struck and killed WCK aid workers in Gaza.
He continues: “To date, as you and I are speaking, the [State Department] has not found any incidents where the Israelis have violated international humanitarian law.”
🔴 NSC Spokesperson John Kirby: There is no evidence that Israel deliberately attacked #WorldCentralKitchen aid workers in Gaza.
Kirby adds that to date, the US has found no instances where #Israel has violated international humanitarian law in their war with Hamas. pic.twitter.com/W8zzq3TzRu
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) April 3, 2024
