Editorial: Joe Biden should back a UN security council resolution to end the fighting in Gaza rather than shielding Israel from criticism
George Washington University graduates protest against the war in Gaza after walking out of their commencement ceremony on the National Mall, Washington DC.George Washington University graduates protest against the war in Gaza after walking out of their commencement ceremony on the National Mall, Washington DC.
Those in Israel who believe that they still need to make an appearance of deference towards US sentiments pleaded that the whole episode was a “” rather than a deliberate political insult. Mr Biden is inclined to give Israel’s forces the benefit of the doubt, and give himselfto say his line hadn’t been crossed.
The US president defends Israel’s right to retaliate against Hamas for the murderous rampage it carried out on 7 October. But Israel’s indiscriminate use of tactics and weapons has causedharm to a civilian population deprived of humanitarian assistance. Aryeh Neier, the founder of Human Rights Watch, wrote that he has becomeA perceived lack of sympathy for the Palestinians has also harmed prospects for Mr Biden’s re-election.
But the US has actively shielded its ally from a bitter reckoning over the Gazan war. Washington even went as far as to belittle South Africa’s case before the international court of justice, which last week issuedMr Biden’s decision to stand by Israel in this manner risks undermining the rules-based international order that America should be defending. In fact, the US may itself facefor being complicit in international crimes, should genocide be established in Gaza.
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