The Biden administration has repeatedly asked Israel to minimize civilian casualties and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza,
The reason that we haven’t had sufficient levels of humanitarian assistance throughout this entire period is in part there haven’t been consistent consequences for failing to meet those standards,
There’s the diplomatic speak and there’s the real speak. It is some form of threat however you want to describe it,
While Biden isn’t on the ballot anymore, voters are certainly feeling his presence,
This man is weak, and he is unfit,
We have made clear that we are opposed to the campaign the way we've seen it conducted over the past weeks
We didn't think it was appropriate to send a letter and just say this has to happen overnight."
Israel must urgently do more to facilitate the flow of aid to those in need,
The Secretary encouraged the Government of Israel to continue taking steps to address the dire humanitarian situation, noting the recent action by Israel to increase the amount of humanitarian assistance entering Gaza,
Austin and Minister Gallant discussed the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery as an operational example of the United States' ironclad support to the defense of Israel,
You have to look no further to understand that than the really horrific results over the weekend,
We very much want to see changes not wait for 30 days, but happen immediately,
It appears to us that they (the Israelis) are taking this seriously,
Failure to demonstrate a sustained commitment to implementing and maintaining these measures may have implications for US policy ... and relevant US law,
Because let’s be clear, that’s what this is really all about – whether Hamas survives by controlling humanitarian aid and its distribution,
I’m not sure which is worse to consider, that threatening an ally is a necessary pre-election political theater to pacify radical pro-Hamas leftists or that it’s actually U.S. policy to cut off arms to Israel if Israel doesn’t agree to feed, fuel and fund Hamas,
What we have seen over the past few months is that the level of humanitarian assistance has not been sustained, ... Ultimately, we did not see our concerns sufficiently addressed, which is why the two secretaries sent the letter they did,
Since the start of the war, Israel has allowed the international community to bring 54,270 aid trucks into Gaza, carrying 1,064,820 tons of humanitarian aid through various crossings, including 38,746 trucks carrying approximately 824,078 tons of food."
This letter is a clear sign that the Biden Administration is feeling the pressure from the vast majority of Americans — including a majority of American Jews — who support leveraging US military funding for the Israeli military to push for a ceasefire,
We have been having a number of ongoing conversations with them about the very serious decrease in the level of humanitarian assistance,