MY SAY: MEMO TO THE HAND-WRINGERS ON GAZA
President Biden’s National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby gets it right.
Thanks to National Review columnist Noah Rothman:
“When asked on Tuesday about a tragic incident involving an Israeli strike that Jerusalem admits accidentally targeted aid workers with the group World Central Kitchen, one of the few international humanitarian organizations Israel trusts to operate in the Strip, Kirby unloaded on Israel’s critics:
“Is firing a missile at people delivering food and killing them not a violation of international humanitarian law?” one reporter asked. “Your question presumes, at this very early hour, that it was a deliberate strike, that they knew exactly what they were hitting, that they were hitting aid workers and did it on purpose,” Kirby replied. “And there’s no evidence of that.” He might have stopped there, but Kirby continued.
“I would also remind you, sir, that we continue to look at incidents as they occur. The State Department has a process in place. And to date, as you and I are speaking, they have not found any incidents where the Israelis have violated international humanitarian law. And lest you think we don’t take it seriously, I can assure you that we do. We look at this in real time.”
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