Biden admin turns up the pressure on Israel for a ceasefire, threatens to use the UN against them

by The Right Scoop

The Biden admin is telling Israel that it won’t support their military campaign in Gaza for much longer, threatening to release a ceasefire resolution at the UN soon if Israel continues:

AXIOS – Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday that Israel needs another few days to complete its Gaza operation, but Blinken stressed that the U.S. expects the operation to end soon, an Israeli official tells Axios

What they’re saying: In their call, Blinken told Ashkenazi the U.S. was blocking a French initiative at the UN Security Council on Gaza but cannot keep backing Israel publicly and diplomatically, mainly at the UN, for much longer, Israeli officials say.

Why it matters: The call between Blinken and Ashkenazi was part of the intensifying diplomatic squeeze to move toward a ceasefire in Gaza, which Israel is still fending off for now.

Driving the news: Blinken’s call with Ashkenazi followed calls between President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterpart, Benny Gantz.

Ashkenazi told Blinken that Israel still has several military goals it hopes to achieve in Gaza, and needs more time.

Israeli officials said on all three calls, the issue of domestic political pressure from Congress for a ceasefire was mentioned.

Meanwhile France circulated its draft Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. mission to the UN said it opposes the move and will not engage on the text.

All of these calls for a ceasefire are garbage. The underlying problem with it is a moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel, but there is NONE. Hamas is the terrorist organization attacking Israel with thousands of rockets and they deserve to be DECIMATED by Israel until they are no more. That’s exactly what should happen.

Ted Cruz has it exactly right:

In fact, you already know that I believe Israel should invade Gaza and remain there, militarily speaking. Yes, I’m saying they should occupy Gaza, which they gave to the Palestinians in the early 2000s. They should take it back and leave their forces there for their own protection. This will stop the aggression coming from Hamas, though I know it will be a politically very difficult move. But it desperately needs to be done.

Here’s a few important posts from the IDF that I want to end with:


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