A DRAMATIC SHIFT
Explanation of Vote Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Following the Adoption of a UNSC Resolution on the Situation in the Middle East: United States Mission to the United Nations, Mar. 25, 2024 — … Colleagues, today, this Council spoke out in support of the ongoing diplomatic efforts, led by the United States, Qatar, Egypt, to bring about an immediate and sustainable ceasefire, secure the immediate release of all hostages, and help alleviate the tremendous suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, who are in dire need of protection and life-saving humanitarian assistance.
UN Security Council Resolution Will Only Harden Hamas Stance in Hostage Talks, Envoy Says: Itamar Eichner, Ynet News, Mar. 26, 2024 — Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Monday night slammed the UN Security Council’s call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during the month of Ramadan.
Trump to Israel Hayom: Only A Fool Would Have Not Acted Like Israel on Oct. 7: Omer Lachmanovitch and Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom, Mar. 25, 2024 — Israel, Iran, Biden, Harris, and the Jewish vote. In a no-holds-barred interview, former US President Donald Trump told Israel Hayom that he supports Israel’s defensive war against Hamas and said he would have responded to the October 7 attack in a very similar way. He added that “what I saw October 7 was one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen,” but says Israel should draw the fighting to a close.
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Biden’s UN Betrayal of Israel Is a Victory for Hamas: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, Mar. 26, 2024
Israel Alone: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Mar. 26, 2024
Prepare For a Biden-Netanyahu Showdown: Israel Sees UN Resolution As a Real Threat: Shirit Avitan Cohen, Israel Hayom, Mar. 26, 2024
What if the U.S. Helps Hamas Win?: Bernard-Henri Lévy, WSJ, Mar. 26, 2024
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Perplexed by ‘Overreaction,’ White House Says PM Stirring Crisis In US-Israel Ties: Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Mar. 26, 2024 — The White House suggested on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to manufacture a crisis in US-Israel ties after he canceled plans to send an Israeli delegation to Washington over the Biden administration’s decision to allow the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage release.
Biden Abstains on Israel and Hamas: Editorial, WSJ, Mar. 25, 2024 –– In his State of the Union address, President Biden made a promise to the families of U.S. hostages held by Hamas: “We will not rest until we bring their loved ones home.” At the United Nations on Monday, he undermined that pledge.
The US Abandons Israel at the UN: Sean Durns, Washington Examiner, Mar. 25, 2024 —The Biden administration declined to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution on Monday that aims to limit Israel’s ability to win its war against Hamas. Washington’s action is short-sighted and counterproductive.
Biden’s Shameful Betrayal of Israel at the United Nations: The Editors, National Review, Mar. 26, 2024 — By allowing the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza while Hamas remains in power and still holds 130 hostages, the Biden administration has shamefully betrayed a key ally while empowering a terrorist group committed to its destruction.
‘The Goal Was a Massacre Of Tel Aviv’: Hamas’s Full Plan For October 7 Revealed: Maariv Online, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 26, 2024 — In an interview with KAN to promote his new book, Ilan Kfir claimed that Hamas had an operative plan to reach the heart of Tel Aviv on October 7, but was ultimately thwarted. The veteran journalist published “Gaza Division Conquered,” in March, the first book published in Hebrew about the October 7 massacre.
Majority in U.S. Say Israel Has Valid Reasons for Fighting; Fewer Say the Same About Hamas: Laura Silver, Becka A. Alper, et al, PEW Research Center, Mar. 21, 2024 — Months into the Israel-Hamas war, roughly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say Israel’s reasons for fighting Hamas are valid. But how Israel is carrying out its response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack receives a more mixed evaluation. About four-in-ten U.S. adults (38%) say Israel’s conduct of the war has been acceptable, and 34% say it has been unacceptable. The remaining 26% are unsure.
