{"id":9129,"date":"2024-06-09T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T00:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/gracecoloredglasses\/?p=9129"},"modified":"2024-06-09T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T00:54:12","slug":"no-surprise-us-leaders-have-forgotten-all-about-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/gracecoloredglasses\/2024\/06\/no-surprise-us-leaders-have-forgotten-all-about-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"No surprise: US leaders have forgotten all about Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
What our nation\u2019s leaders said about Gaza after Saturday\u2019s horrific massacre \u2013 and even more, what they failed<\/em> to say \u2013 is all the proof we need: according to the US government, Palestinians are officially invisible.<\/p>\n
As reported Sunday in If Americans Knew<\/a>:<\/p>\n
The death toll in Israel\u2019s massive Saturday raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp has risen to**\u00a0**274<\/a>, with more than 698 others injured<\/strong>, according to Gaza\u2019s health ministry.<\/em><\/p>\n
This fresh horror in Nuseirat comes just two days after Israel bombed a UN school in the refugee camp where thousands of displaced people were sheltering,\u00a0killing at least 33<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
BBC\u00a0notes<\/a>, latest figures from Gaza would, if confirmed, make it\u00a0one of the deadliest days of the conflict so far<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Saturday\u2019s attack resulted in the rescue of four Israeli hostages \u2013 as well as the deaths of three more hostages and one Israeli soldier. That is, Israel broke even (so to speak), while 274 Palestinian women, children, and men were slaughtered.<\/p>\n
Neither US President Biden nor Secretary of State Antony Blinken even mentioned<\/em> the Palestinian casualties. They only gushed about the rescue operation and vowed (again) no never stop working till every hostage is home.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have no home to return to. UNOSAT, the United Nations Satellite Center, recently estimated that about 55% of all structures in Gaza have been damaged<\/a>. That is about 137,300 structures, of which about a quarter were totally destroyed (this estimate was taken prior to Israel\u2019s three-week attack on Khan Younis, when another roughly 55,000 buildings were damaged).<\/p>\n
And of course, tens of thousands of Palestinians will never return home because Israeli attacks killed them. The current estimated death toll is over 37,000<\/a>, with about 10,000 more buried under the rubble of those destroyed buildings and presumed dead. Over 84,000 have been injured.<\/p>\n
President Biden\u00a0said<\/a> of the attack, \u201cWe won\u2019t stop working until all the hostages come home and a ceasefire is reached. It is essential that it happens.\u201d Period.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken similarly did not mention<\/a> the loss of Palestinian life in the operation.<\/p>\n
In an official White House statement, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan declared<\/a> US support for \u201call efforts to secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas\u2026This includes through ongoing negotiations or other means.\u201d He too failed to mention Palestinian casualties. \u201cNegotiations or other means\u201d means whatever Israel wants it to mean. Another massacre? Sure.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Sullivan, listed<\/a> a few recommendations going forward: \u201cNow, we have said all along that Israel should be operating in a way, not just consistent with the laws of war, but taking extra precautions to try to protect civilians. We have spoken about where we would like to see them operate differently, where we would like them to be more precise, more targeted in their operations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The White House has stated hundreds of times that it \u201cexpects\u201d or \u201curges\u201d or \u201chopes\u201d Israel would be more careful about civilians. That\u2019s why, for the Rafah massacre, Israel used a teeny-tiny bomb<\/a><\/span> and took great care to avoid civilian casualties. They failed.<\/p>\n
Why? Because the teeny-tiny bomb, \u201cthe smallest munitions our planes can use\u201d \u2013 with just 37 pounds of explosives \u2013 was housed in a<\/p>\n
What he\u00a0didn\u2019t<\/em> mention is that those explosives are housed in a 250-pound bomb that is 6 feet long, with a 7.5-inch diameter. Its wingspan, when the wings are extended, is over 5 feet. That\u2019s why, in addition to killing several alleged Hamas members, it also incinerated at least 45 people, mostly women and children.<\/p>\n
All this to say, the US can make suggestions till the genocide is complete, and Israel will do whatever it wants to do. Suggestions are pointless. Suggestions make the US complicit in genocide.<\/p>\n
The Biden administration has all kinds of potential leverage available to make Israel compliant. We<\/span>\u00a0provide billions of dollars in military aid to and for Israel<\/span><\/a>, We could simply tell Israel the gravy train ends with the next massacre. It\u2019s not rocket science.<\/span><\/p>\n
But President Biden seems to be unaware that Palestinians are human beings. Recall that on Day One Hundred of this accursed war, he didn\u2019t even mention them<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n
The American people have much more love and compassion than our elected \u201crepresentatives.\u201d Biden can\u2019t ignore all of us\u2026can he?<\/p>\n
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\u00a0As I recently\u00a0wrote<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0I have for the time being washed my hands of Christians who\u00a0<\/span>refuse to engage<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with the issue of Palestine, and for now (at least until the end of this horrific war) I will be writing about the significance of what is going on \u201cover there\u201d from a global and historic perspective.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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** ***I\u2019m here for anyone who cares to have an intelligent conversation about reality, instead of living in a silo of confirmation bias.<\/em><\/p>\nI invite you to subscribe to my<\/i>\u00a0newsletter<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>. I write about the Palestine-Israel issue regularly, and other issues relevant to progressives or those considering becoming progressive. If you would like to comment on this post, please pop over to my<\/i>\u00a0Facebook page<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0All of my posts are there and open to constructive comment. I welcome your thoughts.<\/i><\/p>\n
I also commend to you If Americans Knew<\/a> (full disclosure: I am a writer and editor there), where you can get factual reporting on the Palestine-Israel issue. I can personally vouch for its accuracy.<\/em><\/p>\n
If you are interested, here are some of my earlier posts on the Palestine issue:<\/p>\n
Further reading on the Palestine-Israel issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nIntroducing the Global Hall of Shame, Deflection & Denialism<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe Palestinians\u2019 ironclad, inalienable right to resist<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nNetanyahu exposes his profound racism in one glorious tweet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nRafah attack: Netanyahu\u2019s lies expose the truth about Israel<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nA waking nightmare \u2013 what just happened in Gaza?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nIsrael, the ICC, and the disintegration of our species<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe truth about Gazans as human shields \u2013you\u2019ll be surprised<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nTHIS RIGHT HERE is happening RIGHT NOW. This is Israel.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nUnlock the global and historic significance of this moment<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWhat to say when you\u2019ve run out of words<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nA 3-minute challenge to see whether you are alive<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDid you know the US is complicit in genocide RIGHT NOW?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n5 tips for finding the best news reporting on Palestine<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nYou need to meet this little girl named Hind<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDoes Israel really have \u201cthe most moral army in the world\u201d?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWestern \u201ccivilization\u201d exposed for its colossal ruthlessness<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nTo Biden, Palestinian genocide is already complete<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe lies we believe about Gazan Christians are killing them<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nCan followers of the Prince of Peace support a group that uses violence?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWhy support for Palestinian resistance is the right response for Christians<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nA Palestinian Pastor\u2019s powerful message to us: \u201cit\u2019s time to stop praying\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nChristians: Why do we skimp on compassion when it comes to Palestinians?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDon\u2019t compromise truth on Israel and Palestine<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWhat People Of Faith Need To Know About Gaza And Israel Right Now<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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** ***Posts about my Gazan family (in chronological order):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n\nFollow this refugee family\u2019s quest for survival in Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe hardest decision our family in Gaza has ever made<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe unexpected one-word message coming out of Gaza today<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe new normal: eating during a famine in Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe truth about Gaza: \u201cI swear, we don\u2019t mind death\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe reality of survival in Gaza, on Spiritual Brewpub<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n3 funerals and a wedding in Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\u201cWe\u2019re surrounded. Israelis are everywhere. We are dying.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\u201cWe were surrounded by tanks. It\u2019s a miracle we got out.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\u201cIf I Should Die Before I Wake\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n***
** FEATURED IMAGE: by Shubham Dhage, via Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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