It’s a tough call to determine who is worse about stabbing Israel in the back. Is it President Biden or is it Secretary of State Antony Blinken?
I think it’s a toss-up. Both are the kind of two-faced friends that are detrimental to Israel’s war to survive – they say one thing in public and another in private. Recently, Biden has become more bold in his bare-knuckle attack on America’s only loyal ally in the region. As warped as Biden’s rhetoric has become, Blinken is not any better.
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Biden cut off a congressionally approved shipment of munitions to Israel because he didn’t want Israel to launch an attack on Rafah. He waited until after his speech during a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony last week for the announcement to become public. Biden is desperate about his chances of winning re-election. All of this is political maneuvering by Biden.
Biden has chosen the Hamas caucus of the Democrat Party over Israel, all the while insisting his support is “ironclad.” Blinken says that, too.
May 13 is Israel’s Memorial Day. It is often described as the most painful day of the year in Israel. With the usual lack of awareness displayed by the Biden administration, Winken Blinken took a shot at Israel for not acting “in a manner that’s consistent with international humanitarian law”.
A Jewish ״friend״ named Anthony Blinken @SecBlinken , in an extraordinary expression of support for Israel, on Memorial Day, when it commemorates 1,500 soldiers and civilians who have been murdered, massacred and kidnapped since October 7:
“Given the totality of what we’ve seen… pic.twitter.com/Z94reEqPR1
— Ariel Kahana אריאל כהנא (@arik3000) May 12, 2024
“Given the totality of what we’ve seen in terms of civilian suffering, in terms of children, women, men caught in this crossfire of Hamas’s making who’ve been killed or been injured, it’s reasonable to assess that in a number of instances, Israel has not acted in a manner that’s consistent with international humanitarian law”.
Unbelievable.
Blinken said that on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday morning.
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Also on the eve of Memorial Day, a mother in Sderot was captured on video protecting her children from incoming rocket fire from Hamas in Gaza.
In just a few hours, our entire country will come to a halt and commemorate Israel Memorial Day.
Just today a mother from Sderot had to protect her child from incoming Hamas rocket fire.
This cannot remain our reality. Hamas must be defeated. pic.twitter.com/uqQnh6yKHA
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) May 12, 2024
This year the massacres carried out in Israel by Hamas weigh heavily on Israelis. On that day, let’s remember that innocent people from all over the world were murdered by Hamas in Israel, as well as kidnapped, tortured, and raped. 45 Americans were murdered that day, 12 Americans were taken hostage, and 8 Americans are alleged to still be held as hostages. Hamas refuses to release a count of the total number of hostages or their identities.
Where is Blinken’s concern about the hostages? Why isn’t Hiden Biden talking about the hostages every day? The focus of both men has turned to trying to restrict Israel’s ability to conduct its war for survival as it sees fit. Rafah is reported to be a stronghold for Hamas. Israel has to destroy Hamas to protect its existence.
Israel’s Independence Day is celebrated the day after Memorial Day.
Grouping the two days together is intentionally meant to highlight the link between the costly wars Israel has fought and the establishment and survival of the state, a contrast that this year will be hard to reconcile at a time when Israel is actively engaged in warfare and Israelis feel more insecure than ever.
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Memorial day starts. The saddest day of the year in Israel. These 20 seconds from the West Wing never get old pic.twitter.com/RWnYgev7YS
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) April 24, 2023
Ahead of #YomHazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, the front page of @YediotAhronot, Israel’s leading daily newspaper, lists the names of each of the 1,500+ soldiers, security forces and victims of terror killed since the Oct 7 massacre. pic.twitter.com/XTLZq6Bm35
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) May 12, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, if necessary, Israel will go it alone. He essentially told Biden to pound sand. As he should.
