Ariel Kahana
Israel Hayom, May 22, 2024
“I don’t think there’s any comparison with engaging to avoid having humanitarian conditions get to the point that that leads to massive consequences in terms of nutrition and health problems. That’s very different than accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, which is absurd.”
US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, issued a harsh rebuke of the International Criminal Court in an interview with Israel Hayom following the prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
In the exclusive interview with Israel Hayom the ambassador said: “I think the president, the secretary of state have made it clear that the arrest warrants requested by the prosecutor are outrageous the attempts to draw any equivalency between the way Israel has conducted itself with the actions of Hamas is shameful. And I think when you look at the fact that Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 – brutally killing, raping, kidnapping – and as the president said, from the very beginning, Israel had a right and a responsibility to defend itself. Hiding behind women and children, and putting Israel or any army that would fight them in a position that is very difficult… The notion that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war, that’s also absurd. “
Lew, who took office at the start of the war, added that he is working with Israeli representatives from the prime ministerial level and below in order to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza. “I can give you a list of very difficult things that have been done to provide assistance. And that is precisely the opposite of pursuing starvation as a strategy. So, there’s some absurdity, just in the basic facts here.”
Q: President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken have sharply criticized the ICC’s decision. However, the question is, how does the administration intend to assist Israel practically? What’s the bottom line? … [To read the full article, click here]
