What will it take for The Biden Administration to hold Israel accountable for its egregious war crimes in Gaza?
Apparently nothing.
Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken demanded Israel make “fundamental changes” in how it operates in the occupied West Bank after American citizen Ayensur Ezgi Eygi was killed during a peaceful protest. A new video published by Washington Post tonight challenged the IDF’s account that Eygi was “unintentionally” shot during a “violent riot.” Their investigation “found that Eygi was shot more than a half-hour after the height of confrontations in Beita, and some 20 minutes after protesters had moved down the main road — more than 200 yards away from Israeli forces.”
President Biden will probably issue a stern warning to Prime Minister Netanyahu, who will respond by crossing Biden’s “red line” and marching towards his extremist, supremacist vision for Israel. Palestinians will continue to be killed, ignored, and erased just like they were at a Monight night event in D.C. where the region’s future was discussed without their presence.
Why is the Biden Administration committed to its “bear hug” policy with Prime Minister Netanyahu even though it has resulted in failure? What, if anything, can President Biden to change course in the final days of his Administration?
To unpack all these questions, I talk to Huff Post Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed who has been reporting on the war since the beginning and is currently writing a book on the Biden Administration’s Israel-Palestine policy during the past year.
Grab a chai and give us a listen!
The Biden Administration's Failed Gaza Policy