The former Democratic American president warned Israel against an overly harsh political and military strategy toward Gaza that could ultimately work against the Jewish state.
Former US President Barack Obama decided in a blog post on Monday, October 23, that some of Israel’s actions in the war against Hamas, such as depriving Gaza of food and water, could be directed against the Jewish state.
Such a strategy could “harden Palestinian attitudes for generations and weaken international aid,” he warned.
Danger of a “hardening of the Palestinian attitude”
In a rare comment on an ongoing political-diplomatic crisis, the former president said that if Israel ignores the human costs of the war, its military strategy “could ultimately backfire,” including by decreasing international support for it.
“The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a trapped civilian population (in Gaza, editor’s note) threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis, but also to harden Palestinian attitudes for generations “For Israel, we are playing into the hands of Israel’s enemies and undermining long-term efforts for peace and stability in the region,” said Barack Obama.
Continued support for Israel
Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, which killed more than 1,400 people, Israel has carried out major raids in the Gaza Strip with the stated aim of eliminating the organization’s active members and infrastructure. Terrorist. According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza authorities, more than 5,000 people died in Gaza as a result of the IDF’s retaliatory operation.
Barack Obama condemned the Hamas attack and supported Israel’s right to defend itself, while warning about the risks of war to civilians. The Portal agency has not received confirmation that the former president has reached an agreement with the administration of Joe Biden, his former vice president for eight years, with whom he still maintains regular relations.