Biden Escalates Talks Against Israel’s War Efforts

To view a PDF copy of the briefing, click here;  To dig deeper into the subject, click here 

“Biden’s claim that Israel’s campaign in Gaza has been “over the top,” along with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s libelous accusation that Israel’s Gaza campaign is dehumanizing its foes, were outrageous distortions of the truth. … Compared to American efforts in Iraq or in the wars of the past, the IDF’s conduct has been exemplary, and any charge that it is violating the rules of war against an enemy that does so every minute is simply untrue.” – Jonathan S. Tobin
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WAVERING SUPPORT?

Andrew Roberts@aroberts_andrew — My 60-second speech in the House of Lords on Thursday on the problems faced by the IDF in Gaza: Feb 8:   “Lord Roberts of Belgravia importantly stresses that the 2:1 civilian to combatant casualty ratio in an urban conflict such as in Gaza is a difficult accomplishment for any army, and commends the IDF the efforts it takes to limit civilian casualty.”

Arab States Want Israel to Finish Hamas … And So Should the US:  Alex Traiman, JNS TV, Feb. 12, 2024 — Tension is growing between the United States and Israel about the timeline of the war in Gaza and the push for a two-state outcome. Are the two allies heading for a collision?  Alex Traiman talks with Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman emeritus of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
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Biden Can’t Have It Both Ways on the Gaza War
Jonathan S. Tobin
JNS, Feb. 12, 2024

“… the main point of sending Finer to bend the knee to the mayor of Dearborn and other local Arab-American activists was to hint that the escalation of criticism of Israel on the part of the administration may be about to be translated into a policy shift.”

The comings and goings of the principal deputy national security director are not usually newsworthy. Yet one particular trip undertaken by the current occupant of that post, Jon Finer, which was supposedly private rather than public, has become a matter of national political importance.

Accompanied by a delegation of other high-ranking administration officials, including President Barack Obama’s U.N. ambassador and current administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Samantha Power, Finer went to Dearborn, Mich., last week for meetings with Arab-American leaders. And what he said, which was leaked to The New York Times and confirmed by the White House, should come as a shock to Democrats who are confident that the U.S.-Israel relationship is in good hands so long as President Joe Biden is in office.