Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed mistakenly by an Israeli airstrike. That was apparently the last straw for President Joe Biden, who, in a "tense" call with Benjamin Netanyahu called for an immediate ceasefire. Biden is now putting conditions on aid to Israel depending on their response to the killing of the aid workers and the steps they take to avoid civilian casualties. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid it out:
Secretary of State Blinken: “Here's the current reality in Gaza. Despite important steps that Israel's taken to allow assistance into Gaza, the results on the ground are woefully insufficient and unacceptable. 100 percent of the population in Gaza knows acute levels of food… pic.twitter.com/qbwZZgrD7H
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 4, 2024
[Biden] made clear the need for Israel to announce a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers. He made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel's immediate action on these steps. He underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians …
Democrat Sen. John Fetterman, who may be the only Democratic member of Congress whose support of Israel has never wavered, disagreed with the Biden administration and said there should be no conditions for Israel.
In this war against Hamas—no conditions for Israel. pic.twitter.com/qCrqHT4pge
— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) April 4, 2024
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Thank you Senator. Thank you. You’ve really surprised me in a good way.
— Emily N (@Emmyfromcbus) April 4, 2024
Thank you, Senator Fetterman. You have a spine of steel.
— Shelley G (@ShelleyGldschmt) April 4, 2024
Thank you @SenFettermanPA for being a voice of moral clarity in this difficult time.
— Rabbi Ken Brodkin (@rabbikenbrodkin) April 4, 2024
Are you sure you are a Democrat?? You are amazing John. I look forward to voting for you for as long as you stay in politics. You will be the rare person I vote for regardless of party.
— Always Looking for the Truth (@lehmanlaw) April 4, 2024
Senator, I admire your courage and moral rectitude. You are a role model for your colleagues.
— Bill Weber 🕎✝️ (@Bill59651691) April 4, 2024
Thank you Senator for standing with Israel 🇮🇱
— Free Thinker Marc (@Oracle10271198) April 4, 2024
Please do whatever you can to get Biden on the right path!
— Clarity (@Isoclarity) April 4, 2024
Fetterman is getting savaged in the replies. People are telling him to enjoy his one term and hoping that he has another stroke.
Fetterman should talk to Biden and remind him of the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed a family, including children, over a man driving home with a jug of fresh water for his family. That too was unacceptable, but Biden has moved on from that.
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