Blinken calls out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender and ‘stop hiding behind civilians’ | CNN Politics
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender.

“What is striking to me is that even as, again, we hear many countries urging the end to this conflict, which we would all like to see, I hear virtually no one saying – demanding of Hamas that it stop hiding behind civilians, that it lay down its arms, that it surrender. This is over tomorrow if Hamas does that. This would have been over a month ago, six weeks ago, if Hamas had done that,” Blinken said during a press briefing at the State Department Wednesday.

“How can it be that there are no demands made of the aggressor and only demands made of the victim,” Blinken went on to say.

The strong comments from Blinken come as the United Nations Security Council continues to negotiate a resolution calling for a suspension in fighting and encouraging more humanitarian aid into the beleaguered Gaza Strip, and as the United States’ support for the resolution remains unresolved.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    137·
    11 months ago

    Lay down your arms and your oppressors will open theirs. Sure.

    This is practically a blood fued that has been going on for longer than anyone has been alive. Literally since biblical times. No one has a good solution cause there is none. Pure example of an eye for an eye leaving everyone blind.

    • Socsa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      11 months ago

      There actually is a very simple solution - secular unification. It’s very difficult to have sympathy for religious fundamentalists.

      • DoomBot5@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        11 months ago

        Ah yes, make the one Jewish state in a region full of Arab states into a secular one. That will definitely work.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
      1·
      11 months ago

      I get what you mean, but this mess has been going on since 1917, and evolved into its current form in 1948/1949. The biblical conflict over the holy land ended with the crusades.