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‘PALESTINIANS ARE NOT HAMAS’: In their public statements, Biden administration officials from the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon all repeat the same talking point about the Israeli air campaign that has leveled large portions of Gaza and killed as many as 5,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including women and children.
At the White House, NSC spokesman John Kirby said the safety of civilians is something President Joe Biden has expressed in every phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We've been speaking to the Israelis, again, since the very early hours of this two weeks ago, that respect for human life, respect for the civilian population in Gaza, making sure that they can continue to get access to food, water, medicine, and electrical power remains critical.
“Any Palestinian that is in that city and killed by Israeli bombing, because we have to prepare the ground for our ground troops to go in, is being used as a human shield by Hamas,” Oren said. “We're trying our best to move that population away. It is difficult. It can be very, very heartbreaking to see these families being left out in the night, in the cold. But the alternative, believe me, is far, far worse.
“They're going to be announcing new advanced technology cooperation, particularly on artificial intelligence. You might have seen the prime minister inking a deal with Microsoft on a $3 billion investment for AI. We welcome that,” said Kirby at yesterday’s briefing. “This tech innovation piece will also be highlighting a new space agreement that will allow U.S. companies to launch into space from Australia.
“We have been open to that for some time if the Republican leadership works with Democrats on issues that are important to us,” Rep. Adam Smith , ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said on Fox yesterday. “We want some promises, if you will. We want some procedure, some legislative things to move forward.”
“Tehran has brushed aside the Biden administration’s warnings and is testing the United States,” wrote Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Military and Political Power. “Washington should ensure our troops have both the means and the permission to defend themselves and make terrorists regret that they attacked U.S. forces. If not, we should not be surprised if Tehran escalates its aggression.
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