Trump’s ex-secretary Pompeo dances with Israeli forces
Ex-US secretary of state Mike Pompeo visited and danced with Israeli soldiers in the southern city of Ofakim, according to Israel National News. “I’ve been to Israel on numerous occasions. But this visit has been the most poignant and the most heartbreaking. What happened on October 7th was so shocking and so sadistic that the trauma is felt constantly, everywhere by everyone,” said Pompeo. “And yet their resilience is truly inspiring. I stand with Israel. I stand with the Jewish people.”
Pompeo is a major supporter of Israel. In 2019, he announced the United States was softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank after a series of moves by the Trump administration that reversed decades of US policy.
Amnesty International stages silent vigil outside UK PM residence
Protesters from the human rights group held the vigil in solidarity with Palestinians in Rafah outside Downing Street, the official residence and office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Palestinians pay for Israeli, international policy failures: PA
The Palestinian people “are victims of the international and Israeli failure to deal with the Palestinian cause”, the Palestinian Authority said in a statement. “Netanyahu bears full responsibility for the failure of his policy in dealing with the Gaza Strip,” it said.
The foreign ministry added Israeli policies towards Palestinians included mass murder, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement. It blamed the international community for allowing international law and human rights to be trampled on.
El compromiso de la UE con los derechos humanos y la dignidad no puede tener excepciones.
Ante la crítica situación en Rafah, Irlanda y España acaban de solicitar a la @EU_Commission que revise urgentemente si Israel está cumpliendo con sus obligaciones de respetar los derechos…
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) February 14, 2024
Palestinian president calls on Hamas to ‘quickly complete’ truce deal
President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas to “quickly complete” the prisoner-captive truce agreement and spare Palestinians another Nakba in Rafah. Palestinians refer to the Nakba, or catastrophe, to indicate the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948, when Zionist forces declared the establishment of the state of Israel and expelled at least 750,000 people from their homes.
Abbas urged Hamas “to avoid dire consequences” of Israel’s ground invasion of Rafah, which would lead to thousands of victims, more suffering, and further displacement of the Palestinians. Anyone who disrupts the deal would be held responsible, Abbas said, as things are no longer tolerable. “We want to protect our people from the repercussions of any serious disaster that will befall them, so we must make decisions that serve the interests of our people and protect them … by stopping the aggression,” he said.
No further proof needed the PA is a tool of Israel. It's Netanyahu and the war cabinet that stand in the way of a deal and have the power to stop the aggression. It's like blaming the Ukrainians for not accepting Putin's 'truce' deal.
