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Originally Posted by jfman
I’d avoided the thread for a bit but it’s a shame it’s taken the deaths of 3 jews and a couple of Catholics for the obvious to become apparent.
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Not apparent to all it seems. It is interesting that the alternate approach that you & I, and others, were advocating is now starting to be discussed aloud:
Blinken steps up call for Israel to spare civilians in strongest remarks yet
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Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October killed 1,200 people with around 240 others taken hostage. Since then, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says Israel has killed more than 14,800 Palestinians in its retaliatory campaign, including about 6,000 children.
Israeli military strikes have hit hospitals and schools and rendered northern Gaza a moonscape of destruction.
The unfolding devastation has shifted the approach of President Joe Biden's administration, from unequivocal support for Israel right after the attack, to a growing emphasis on civilian protection and a focus on alleviating the desperate humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
That evolution has been propelled by anger from Arab allies, and significant dissent to Mr Biden's policies within the administration itself.
Senior officials had been previewing Mr Blinken's message for a more surgical approach when Israel focuses its offensive on southern Gaza, where more than 1.5 million Palestinians have fled to escape bombing in the north.
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