The U.S. should immediately mobilize ‘Operation Gaza Relief’ – Sens. Jeff Merkley, Dick Durbin, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen and Peter Welch/WaPost
“For months, the Biden administration has made urgent and repeated requests to the Netanyahu government to pursue a more targeted campaign against Hamas and to dramatically increase the facilitation of humanitarian aid delivered through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossing points. Israel has largely disregarded these appeals. In addition, the Netanyahu government is considering a military campaign in Rafah, where more than 1 million displaced Palestinians are living, which would make the humanitarian crisis even worse.
“Given the lack of a meaningful response to the Biden administration’s appeals to the Netanyahu government, the responsibility to lead falls upon the United States. It falls on the United States because we are the largest provider of military assistance to Israel. It falls on us because the United States has supplied many of the bombs and artillery shells that Israel has employed in its Gaza campaign. It falls on us because the United States has a massive sealift capability to deliver aid and might be the only nation Israel would allow to coordinate the direct provision of aid to Gaza to address the suffering.”
Examples of changing US attitudes toward supporting the Netanyahu government and Israeli expansionism:
US foreign policy expert calls to revise the Biden-Netanyahu relationship – Jerusalem Post
“Richard Haass, former head of the Council on Foreign Relations and former member of the US State Department, approached senior aides and leaders last month, such as US Vice President Kamala Harris, to outline a plan to change the relationship between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in light of the country’s war with Hamas, Politico reported on Friday.
“Biden has expressed concern over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza – with criticism emanating not only from the president and senior officials in his administration but also from foreign policy experts such as Haass. Haass, like many in Washington, is advocating for the president to distance himself from Netanyahu and establish clear expectations and goals for Israel’s military campaign and the future of Gaza.”
Building support for an end to Israeli genocide in Gaza – Bob Griss
