Posted on 05/08/2024 4:11:39 PM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civilians from the worst horrors of war.
A decision against close ally Israel would add to pressure on President Joe Biden to curb the flow of weapons and money to Israel's military. The Democratic administration took one of the first steps in that direction in recent days, when it paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs out of concern over Israel's threatened offensive on Rafah, a southern city crowded with more than a million Palestinians, a senior administration official said.
The administration agreed in February at the insistence of Democrats in Congress to a negotiated agreement mandating it look at whether Israeli forces in Gaza have used U.S.-provided weapons and other military assistance in a lawful manner.
Additionally, under the agreement, it must tell Congress whether it deems that Israel has acted to “arbitrarily deny, restrict, or otherwise impede, directly or indirectly,” delivery of any U.S.-supported humanitarian aid into Gaza for starving civilians there.
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Israel's assault on Gaza is every bit as lawful as US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not to mention Serbia and Syria and so many others.
And more in concert with the laws of war than another major recipient of US aid, Ukraine. By far.
We, the United States, do not always follow that law either.All is fair in matters of War and Survival.
Short answer: NO
Truly. What laws of war is being consulted— this is the Associate Pissers Press of course. A ridiculous premise for a headline and for ANY judgement of Israel, particularly without asking WHAT of what Hamas has done on Oct. 7 and well before— follows “rules of war”. Answer- none, except war crimes and atrocities. But then Hamas is not a country it is an operation paid for through lackeys who work for Iran.
the law?
Israel has every right to fire back at those firing at it!
This is ridiculous to even be discussing!
It would be like have a conversation about if Russia attacked the US with nukes whether it would be lawful to respond because ... um.. Russian civilians might be hurt!
That is NOT how war is conducted! And always remember it was Humas that started this war.
Any mention of Hamas?
Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza?
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laughable to hear a couple Marxist/socialist outfits like AP and Yahoo creating a headline about “following the law”.
What is this law which regulates war?? Where is it written. I, for one, would like to read it.
As bad as it can be.
1000% agree.
Who do these idiots in DC think they are to dictate to another sovereign nation what “rules” are in war?
There is no law when dealing with these scum.
Gonna be fun watching the Brandon administration dance around that one. Declare Israel guilty of war crimes? Or not guilty. Talk about a group that can generate lose-lose situations. Worse even than the GOP.
Has Hamas?
I remember when President Retard blew a family of 10 to smithereens.
When confronted with excising a mortal enemy, the U.S. imposed an unconditional surrender on Japan by dropping 2 nuclear bombs on its cities. In the case of Germany and Japan - the U.S. along with our allies, tired and executed axis war criminals.
Radical Muslims are in the same vein as Nazis and Japanese Emperor worshipers in terms of fanaticism and murderous ways. History has shown us that only a complete demolition of murderous fanaticism along with its leaders will bring those worldviews to an end - or at least render them impotent.
Islam has been at war with the 'infidel' since Mohammad. Throughout history, that religion has done what it preaches, i.e., convert the world by the sword and/or subjugate 'infidels' as slaves and 3nd class citizens. The West today has forgotten history and ignores the contemporary Muslim atrocities - the West now invites Muslims into its society/nations ignorantly believing Islam can co-exist equally and peacefully within a pluralistic society. History and daily news proves otherwise. Western leaders continually prove themselves blind and ignorant.
Netanyahu understands that Hamas is evil and it must be eradicated. Biden and those in our government who oppose Netanyahu are ignorant and hypocritical men who ignore our own history, which includes the violent eradication of tyrants who were intent on destroyong us.
“Consider the source!”
Don’t get hooked on or fall for the AP.
Ignore the urge to follow their BS.
Not until the U.S. holds Joe Biden responsible for the debacle of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the murder of 13 U.S. Marines. Joe has the blood of U.S. citizens on his hands.
A verdict coming from the Biden Clown Show?
That’ll be as highly regarded as the Nobel Peace and Economics prizes. We all know what kind of idiots have been awarded those lately.
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