US media broke the news that the Biden administration had privately received a “stern warning” from US diplomats in Arab countries: “The United States’ strong support for Israel’s devastating and deadly military operations in Gaza is costing us a generation of Arab people.”
Biden. AP pictures
CNN reported on November 9 that the Arab world’s anger against the United States is still growing, and these cables highlight the concerns of U.S. officials about this situation.
A cable sent by the U.S. Embassy in Oman on November 8 stated, “We are losing miserably on the information battlefield.” The cable cited conversations with “a range of credible and sober contacts” and warned that strong U.S. support for Israel’s actions was viewed as “substantial criminal and moral culpability that may amount to war crimes.” The cable, written by the second-highest official at the U.S. Embassy in Oman, was sent to the White House National Security Council, the CIA and the FBI, among other agencies.
On November 4, tens of thousands of people in the United States gathered in Washington, D.C. to hold a march in support of Palestine. AP pictures
CNN also obtained another cable from the US Embassy in Egypt, which forwarded to Washington a comment from an Egyptian state-run newspaper – “President Biden’s cruelty and indifference to the Palestinians exceeds that of previous US presidents.”
According to reports, against the backdrop of Gaza’s destruction and worsening humanitarian crisis, the Biden administration is under increasing domestic and foreign pressure for its support for Israel. In recent days, U.S. allies in the Arab world have clearly expressed their deep indignation at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Although the White House has rejected calls for a ceasefire, the other side is working hard to increase aid to Gaza and push humanitarian relief supplies into Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the summit convened by Jordan’s foreign minister and attended by senior diplomats from Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as well as Palestinian officials. At the summit, Arab leaders called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, while Blinken reiterated U.S. opposition that it would buy Hamas time to regroup and launch another attack on Israel.
The White House said on November 9 that Israel had agreed to a “four-hour daily suspension” of military operations in northern Gaza.
U.S. officials told CNN that despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public opposition to the “humanitarian pause” approach, the United States and Israel reached an agreement in principle on the suspension after Blinken visited Israel last week, and Netanyahu was criticized for doing so. Considered to be compromising with allies. Officials pointed out that similar situations have occurred before, such as when the Israeli government first opposed the entry of relief supplies into Gaza and later agreed.
U.S. officials believe that Israel’s “pause” is somewhat of a progress, and the United States hopes to continue to advance on this basis.
On November 8, local time, in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians fled from Gaza City and northern Gaza to the southern area. AP pictures
CNN said that despite this, concerns within the Biden administration about U.S. support for Israel are still increasing.
Some senior officials say privately that they simply cannot stand some justifications for Israeli military action; calls among government employees for U.S. support for a ceasefire are growing; and others are horrified by images of Palestinian civilians being killed by Israeli airstrikes.
In addition, Biden faces growing frustration at home.
Reports revealed that just last week, Biden encountered a protester calling for a ceasefire at a private fundraiser. Additionally, pro-Palestinian protests take place daily near the White House compound. This week, an entrance near the West Wing was covered in bright red handprints – meant to imitate the blood of Palestinian victims – along with the words “Genocide Joe.”
It is worth mentioning that CNN also disclosed in another article on November 8 that in the face of pressure from domestic and foreign countries, anxiety within the Biden administration is rising.
“As Biden’s aides become increasingly helpless towards Israel, anxiety, uneasiness and anger are spreading in every corner of the White House.” CNN stated in the article that on the one hand, Israel has ignored the “persuasion” of the United States and refused to make changes to reduce civilian casualties. offensive line; on the other hand, the United States continues to support Israel and goes against the international community, refusing to call for a ceasefire and publicly criticizing Israel.
On November 3, the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) quoted a number of former and current senior U.S. government officials as saying that as the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip worsened sharply, the military operations launched by Israel have been criticized. Biden administration officials have begun to worry that close cooperation with Israel will lead to the United States being “completely isolated” on the international stage, and the United States may even “take the blame” for all the actions of the Israeli military. However, there is currently no “obvious plan” ” This can be avoided.
So far, this round of conflict has killed more than 12,300 people on both sides of Palestine and Israel. According to the Palestinian Gaza Strip health department on November 9, since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on October 7, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 10,812, including 4,412 children. In addition, 165 people died in the West Bank. According to Israeli data, more than 1,400 Israelis have died in this round of conflicts.
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Spanish Minister Ione Berara recently denounced the EU’s “double standards” towards Israel. She once called on the EU to stop “blindly following” the United States. She has repeatedly publicly urged Europe to “act immediately” and called on Spain and other countries to cooperate with Israel. The country severed diplomatic relations.
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According to a report by Qatar’s Al Jazeera on the 8th, on Wednesday local time, Ione Belarra, Spain’s Minister of Social Rights and the 2030 Agenda and leader of the left-wing Podemos party, once again denounced Israel in an exclusive interview with the media. Immediately end the “planned genocide” against Palestine. She called on Spain and other countries to sever diplomatic ties with Israel and impose sanctions to distance themselves from “war criminals.”
During the interview, Berara also criticized the EU and its member states for their “obvious double-standard attitude” towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “They previously condemned violations of human rights in Ukraine, but now they are targeting Palestinian victims. The silence is deafening. The hypocrisy of the European Commission is unacceptable.”
She also reiterated that all Israeli politicians responsible for war crimes should be brought to the International Criminal Court. At the beginning of this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Berara was criticized by the Israeli Embassy in Madrid for calling for the prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. She refuted the Israeli statement at the time and said that “remaining silent about terrorist acts is tantamount to accomplice”.
“Why can we, who have served as ‘teachers’ of human rights in other conflicts, now be indifferent to the horrified gaze of the world?” Ioanni Berara hit the nail on the head in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, local time. It exposed the hypocrisy of some European countries on so-called double standards on human rights matters.
She criticized the leaders of EU countries for not taking appropriate countermeasures against Israel’s harm to Gaza civilians. “Thousands of Palestinian children died, and mothers who witnessed the killing of their children screamed desperately… But many countries and political leaders But there is a deafening silence about what they could have done. I am talking about the European Union that I know well. The hypocrisy shown by the European Commission seems unacceptable.”
Berala mentioned that shortly after the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out last year (2022), the EU quickly imposed sanctions on Russia. “The EU should follow this measure and launch similar quick actions against Israel. They responded to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. , (the same should be true for Israel). We are losing the opportunity to act, and there is obviously much that can be done.”
This is not the first time that Berara has rebuked the EU for showing “double standards” towards Israel. She once called on the EU to stop “blindly following” the United States in supporting Israel, and bluntly stated that the United States has been “belligerent” on issues such as Israel and Ukraine. This is in response to outsiders’ doubts about its “loss of hegemonic status,” but the EU should not have been involved in these two disputes.
She urged the EU to stop “coddling” Israel and to pressure Israel to stop bombing Gaza through arms embargoes, targeted sanctions or other means. She stressed that the EU needs to use all diplomatic channels to solve the root cause of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which is “Israeli occupation and apartheid in Palestine.”
Not long ago, the Israel Defense Forces bombed the largest refugee camp in Gaza, which shocked the world. Berala severely condemned the leaders of European countries who have always shut down the microphone. “Israel is showing the worst side of human nature. They bomb hospitals and refugee camps.” , children and defenseless old people. How long will European leaders allow us to be complicit in this barbaric act?”
Berara has repeatedly publicly urged that “Europe needs to act immediately”
After once again emphasizing that Israel has carried out “systematic genocide” against the Palestinians in Gaza, Berala told Al Jazeera that she called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israel to force it to end this war crime.
She said that economic sanctions should be imposed on the “war criminal” Netanyahu and his political circle, and those politicians responsible for war crimes should be brought to the International Criminal Court to try them for ordering the bombing of civilians. “This is a response to A flagrant violation of human rights.”
At the same time, Berara also insisted that Spain and other countries should sever diplomatic relations with Israel. Earlier, she expressed her appreciation for Bolivia’s announcement to cut off diplomatic relations with Israel and the announcement by many countries to recall their ambassadors, calling these countries’ clear statements “a ray of light shining into the darkness.”
“I think severing ties would send the right political message that we don’t want anything to do with this kind of war criminal,” she added. “We have to act and we have to be more determined, even though Israel is very powerful and has powerful friends. .”
The report also mentioned that this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has polarized political parties across Europe, with thousands of protesters taking to the streets to demand a humanitarian ceasefire from all parties. According to Spanish government statistics, the country has a large Muslim population of approximately 2 million people, as well as approximately 50,000 Jewish residents. A series of pro-Palestinian marches have been held in Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities in recent weeks.
Berara stressed that unlike other European countries, Spain’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations were not subject to any official restrictions. Al Jazeera said she criticized European countries such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom that have cracked down on pro-Palestinian activities without naming them.
“Compared with other countries in the European Community, the Spanish government has maintained a more dignified position. I hope Spain can do more and do everything it can,” she said.
Berara had urged the Spanish government to “sever diplomatic relations with Israel once and for all.”
Regarding this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, there are serious differences within the EU. Unlike Israel’s staunch allies, member states that are sympathetic to Palestine are more willing to push for a ceasefire: France, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia and Luxembourg publicly support the ceasefire; but Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic question the feasibility of the ceasefire; and Some countries avoid taking a public stance.
After “several days of bickering,” on October 26, local time, at the leaders’ summit held in Brussels, Belgium, EU countries reached a joint statement on the “difficulty” of this round of conflicts. The countries unanimously stressed the importance of ensuring the safety of all civilians, expressed their “gravest concern” over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, and called on all parties to “pause the conflict to serve humanitarian needs.”
Some US media pointed out that after the Israel Defense Forces repeatedly bombed Gaza refugee camps and hospitals, causing public outrage, eight countries including Bahrain, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Jordan, South Africa and Turkey have recalled their ambassadors or charge d’affaires from Israel. Bolivia announced a severance of diplomatic relations with Israel, but so far no European country has taken similar measures.
On November 8, local time, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter from the Green Party made a rare voice in Europe, calling on the Belgian federal government to impose sanctions on Israel and investigate the bombings of Gaza hospitals and refugee camps. , “The rain of bombs dropped is an inhumane act. Israel obviously does not care about the international community’s call for a ceasefire.”
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