Hmm - how to spin this one as anti-Semitism... I know - self-hating Jew. No one believes it, but we don't allow questions, so... Voila!
RT Update The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza has reached 9,227 people, with 32,500 others wounded, the Health Ministry in the Palestinian enclave has announced. Out of those killed, 3,826 are children, the ministry said. Some 1,200 children also remain trapped under the rubble of buildings destroyed in IDF airstrikes, it added.
Biden under pressure from within his own party to use leverage on Israel Progressives on Capitol Hill are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to use its leverage to force Israel to address the growing humanitarian concerns in Gaza. But while the White House supports a pause in hostilities to address those concerns, Israeli leadership on Friday said it did not. The tension could very well crest in the days ahead as Congress pushes forward on an ambitious funding request that would, in part, send billions of dollars to Israel. Over the last few days, several lawmakers have demanded the White House take a tougher stance with its Israeli counterparts. Those lawmakers have called on the administration to push the Israelis to publicly share their plans to ensure civilian safety and address humanitarian issues, such as access to water and fuel, before the United States finalizes additional aid to the country. “Beyond just a ceasefire, I think it is time for our party to press upon the president to really be a mediating force in what we are seeing in these atrocities in Gaza,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in a brief interview. “It is up to the United States to set that standard.” The demands to make civilian and humanitarian issues a priority are part of a growing chorus of Democrats who have grown more skittish with Israel’s Gaza campaign as it has progressed. They want to see a pause in the fighting to allow civilians to escape Gaza. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported one. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday forcefully rejected those calls, saying Israel will continue to bombard the Gaza Strip with “all of its power.” Netanyahu’s refusal to weigh Washington’s request sets Biden up for a stark political clash between a powerful ally and growing progressive pressure over humanitarian concerns. “I have huge concerns about the current situation,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). Along with Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), he sent the administration a list of questions on the U.S. assessment on civilian deaths, humanitarian needs, how long a war may last and other issues.