Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) on Saturday criticized U.S. policy toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“U.S. policy is essentially that Prime Minister Netanyahu has no achievable goals in the Gaza Strip and that a ground invasion risks a regional war potentially involving U.S. forces,” Omar said. Ta. Said in X’s post, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “We should also provide him with $14 billion in unlimited weapons and insist there is no line he must cross to bomb refugee camps.”
“Do you see how this doesn’t make sense?” Omar added.
Omar joined other progressive lawmakers in calling for a ceasefire in the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
President Biden on Wednesday called for a “pause” in the fighting, after the White House announced it would consider a “humanitarian pause” to get aid to Gaza. But he has pushed back against calls for a ceasefire.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Democratic Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting on Friday that his country “rejects a temporary ceasefire that does not include the release of hostages.” “Israel does not allow fuel to enter the Gaza Strip and opposes remittances to the Strip,” the Times of Israel reported.
Omar’s comments come after her House colleague, Rep. Rashida (D-Mich.), said Friday that Biden “supports the genocide of Palestinians” in connection with the administration’s support for Israel amid its conflict with Hamas. ” came just after criticizing Biden in a video posted to X. .
The current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas began in early October when Hamas attacked Israel, killing more than 1,400 people. Israeli air operations and recent ground attacks in response have killed more than 9,200 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
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