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Obama criticizes Israel’s decision to cut off food and water to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

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Ex-president says decision threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis, undermine peace effort and erode global support for Israel

Some of Israel’s decisions in its war against Hamas – including cutting off food and water for Gaza – could “harden Palestinian attitudes for generations” and weaken international support for Israel, Barack Obama said on Monday.

In rare comments on an active foreign policy crisis, the ex-US president said any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs of the war “could ultimately backfire”.

“The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population [in Gaza] threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis – it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies, and undermine long-term efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region,” said Obama.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

In rare comments on an active foreign policy crisis, the ex-US president said any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs of the war “could ultimately backfire”.

Gaza, a 25-mile strip of land that is home to 2.3 million people, has been ruled politically since 2007 by Hamas, an Iran-backed Islamist group.

The Obama administration sought – but ultimately failed to broker – a peace deal in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

Since taking office in early 2021, Biden has not tried to resume long-stalled talks, saying that leaders on both sides were too intransigent and the climate was not right.

In his statement on Monday, Obama acknowledged that the US had itself “fallen short of our higher values when engaged in war”, especially after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

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[-] mlg@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

This fool would have doubled down compared to Biden and probably run his own media campaign on why supporting Israel militarily is good.

Basically gave zero craps in Afghanistan pulling the same stuff with drone collateral

[-] filister@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the erudite Trump is so much better.

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