U.S. Had Brief Moment Calling for Peace in Israel, Gaza...But Post Was Quickly Deleted
The only acceptable comment in the West is that Israel has the right to defend itself.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has been a major war hawk during the Ukraine War, uncharacteristically called for a ceasefire in the early hours after Hamas carried out a major offensive on multiple fronts across Israel that has jolted the region.
Blinken posted that he spoke with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, and “encouraged Türkiye’s advocacy for a cease-fire and the release of all hostages held by Hamas immediately.”
Fox News reported that “pandemonium broke out” across the internet while the post was up.
Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., posted on X in response, “The Biden Administration is showing its true colors. Once Israel indicated it was going on offensive in Gaza, Blinken encouraged a cease-fire. Israel has every right to respond to these horrific acts of terror.”
Blinken, himself Jewish, removed the post, and the new message was a statement declaring that Israel has the “right to defend itself, rescue any hostages, and protect its citizens.”
Previously, the State Department’s Office of Palestinian Affairs said on X that it “unequivocally condemned the attack of Hamas terrorists and the loss of life that has incurred. We urge all sides to refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks. Terror and violence solve nothing.”
That comment was also deleted and replaced with a more militant post stating that the U.S. “unequivocally” condemns the attack.
The New Republic noted that it was strange that the Biden State Department would allow Republican pressure to dictate its approach to the conflict.
“The State Department flip-flopping on a ceasefire is confusing at best,” the magazine wrote. “The agency’s entire job is to promote diplomacy, so surely its ultimate goal should be an end to all fighting. Instead, it is letting right-wing backlash determine its next moves.”
James Zogby, the founder of the Arab American Institute, posted on X: “Outrageous: the US deletes two statements calling for ‘ceasefire’ or to ‘refrain from violence & retaliatory attacks,’ replacing them w/all-out support for whatever Israel wants to do. We are not a solution. We are the enablers of occupation & escalation. Thousands more will die.”
Blinken has come out in full support of Israel and said the U.S. would never abandon its ally and likened the attack to the U.S.’s 9/11, according to The New York Times.
“We remember the pain of being attacked by terrorists at home, and Americans across the country stand united against these evil acts that have once more claimed innocent American lives,” he said. “It is an outrage. And we will continue to show the world that the American people are unwavering in our resolve to oppose terrorism in all forms.”
At least 11 Americans were killed in the attack and the U.S. said there are a few Americans being held hostage.
Indeed the U.S. has already sent the Gerald Ford carrier group in the Eastern Mediterranean and promised to replenish Israeli weapons stocks.
TRENDPOST: Tom Carter, a writer for WSWS, noted that President Joe Biden set the tone for the U.S. response to the attack by Hamas when he said Washington’s support for Israel is “unwavering,” before expressing that he was appalled by the barbarity of the attacks.
There are two ways of peace...
By mutual consent...
By Conquest.
When you have people like the Jews or Zionists who's stated Goal is Population Reduction by Sterilization Food Poisoning Water Poisoning Nanotech war and Famine... you can rule out the first option.
And the second option is not really peace at all.
The only road to peace is the strategic defeat of Israel