Blinken denounces civilian toll in Gaza, says ‘far too many Palestinians have been killed’ | CNN Politics
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday declared that “far too many Palestinians have been killed, far too many have suffered these past weeks” – one of his most direct condemnations of the civilian toll in Gaza.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday gave one of his most direct condemnations of the civilian death toll in Gaza and said more needs to be done to “minimize harm to Palestinian civilians.”

Although Blinken commended Israel for its announcement of daily military pauses in areas of Northern Gaza and two evacuation corridors, he said that “there is more that can and should be done to minimize harm to Palestinian civilians.”

The top US diplomat has subtly shifted his messaging in the days since he departed the Middle East earlier this week to more directly voice condemnation of the civilian toll in Gaza and the US’ expectations for the Israeli government. However, he still has not condemned the Israeli government offensive and has continually voiced support for its right to defend itself.

  • @AceticonEnglish
    0•1 year ago

    It say a lot how much effort you put into the racist generalisation that All Islam = Hamas and how without that equality between both that can only be constructed using the racist axiom of “they’re all the same”, you have no humanist or democratic justification for the mass killing of Palestinian civilians by Israel.

    Also there is no Humanist principle that says that “Evildoing by some morally justifies evildoing by others” so even if being a Muslim was indeed the same a being Hamas, that wall of text of yours rests on something which is not a Humanist principle but rather a Sociopathic excuse for murder and one that, given the proportions of death so far (10 to 1), already is way beyond even the “mere” “an eye for an eye”.

    • DarkGamer
      0•1 year ago
      • My post was about barriers to Democratic and humanist approaches to peace. You seem to have read into it many associations and conclusions that I did not make.
      • All Islamic people are not Hamas, but as far as I’m aware, all Hamas are Islamic. Islam is hostile to secularism/humanism. This is a barrier to peace through humanism.
      • Peaceful compromise is unpopular by both sides of this conflict. This is a barrier to peace through democracy.
      • Self-defense, not humanism, is what motivates and justifies Israel’s actions. War is inherently inhumane.