Barack Obama took to his social networks this Monday 23rd to promote his analysis War in the Middle East. In the logo text is the former president of US approves the attitude of Joe Bidenthe current president, in support of Israel. At the same time, the politician also believes that the Israeli government has the right to defend itself against attacks by the Israeli government Hamas. “As I argued in a previous post, Israel has the right to defend its citizens against such wanton violence, and I fully support President Biden’s call for the United States, our longtime ally in the prosecution of Hamas, to do so “To facilitate the safe return of hundreds of hostages to their families,” the Democrat began.
However, in the letter, Obama criticized the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, which made it impossible to reach the Palestinian population with food, water, medicine and fuel. The former US president also recalled that thousands of children and innocent people were killed in Israeli attacks. Therefore, he warned that retaliation against Hamas “will not backfire” and cause Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to lose international support. “While we support Israel, we must also make it clear that how Israel fights this fight against Hamas is important. In particular, as President Biden has repeatedly emphasized, it is important that Israel’s military strategy respects international law, including laws aimed at preventing death or suffering among civilians to the greatest extent possible. Upholding these values is important in itself because it is morally just and reflects our belief in the inherent value of every human life. Upholding these values is also critical to building alliances and shaping international opinions all critical to Israel’s longterm security,” he said.
“The world is closely monitoring developments in the region, and any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human cost could ultimately backfire. Thousands of Palestinians, including many children, have already been killed in the bombing of Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of people had to leave their homes. The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to civilians not only threatens to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis; “It could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, undermine global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies and undermine longterm efforts for peace and stability in the region,” Obama added.
Finally, Obama calls on the population to reject prejudicial actions, whether against Jews or Muslims. “When we are dealing with an extraordinarily complex situation in which so many people are suffering and passions are understandably running high, we must all do our best to present our best values and not our worst fears. This means actively resisting antiSemitism in all its forms. It means rejecting efforts to downplay the terrible tragedy that the Israeli people have just experienced, as well as the morally bankrupt assumption that any cause can somehow justify the massacre. Intentional actions by innocent people. It means rejecting antiMuslim, antiArab or antiPalestinian sentiments. It means refusing to assign all Palestinians to Hamas or other terrorist groups. “It means guarding against dehumanizing statements against the people of Gaza or downplaying the suffering of Palestinians whether in Gaza or the West Bank as irrelevant or illegitimate,” the former US president added.