Joe Biden Has Given the Green Light to Israel’s Atrocities In Gaza
Last night Israel launched a major escalation of its war on Gaza, cutting communication and pummeling the strip relentlessly. Yet as the bodies of Palestinian civilians pile up, Joe Biden has been sowing doubt about the casualty figures, enabling more killing.
US president Joe Biden speaks to the press aboard Air Force One as he returns from his visit to Israel on October 18, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
Israel has launched a major escalation of its war on Gaza, after knocking out communication networks in the territory and making it much harder for its people to tell the outside world what is happening. Despite the lockdown, we know that Gaza suffered one of the heaviest bombardments to date last night. We also know that the Israeli military has announced the deployment of ground forces and released footage of tanks that it says have moved into Gaza.
One thing is already clear: the administration of Joe Biden has assumed full responsibility for every atrocity that is inflicted on Gaza’s population. In the last few days, the Biden administration launched a full-scale propaganda offensive to dispute the casualty figures coming out of Gaza. By doing so, they gave their blessing to even greater violence against Palestinian civilians.
Casting Doubt
Biden himself claimed to have “no confidence in the number that the Palestinians are using” and “no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth.” The White House spokesman John Kirby doubled down on Biden’s comments, telling reporters that Gaza’s health ministry was “just a front for Hamas.”
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