Monday The U.S. State Department Accuses Israel Of Gross Human Rights Violation As Anti-Israel Protests Breakout Across College Campuses
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 8:00 A.M. ET. By Jennifer Hodges: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Monday, the U.S. State Department said that the U.S. has found five Israeli Defense Forces that were responsible for "individual incidents of gross violations of human rights," and whether military funding to America's U.S. Middle East ally could be cut over the alleged abuses under the "Leahy Laws."
During Monday's press briefing, U.S. State Department deputy spokesman, Vedant Patel told reporters that the human rights violations happened all before October 7, 2024, attacks by Hamas Militants on southern Israel, and none of them happened in Gaza. Patel said that four of the units have effectively remediated, as the U.S. continues with consultations and engagements with Israel's government on the final unit.
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"They have submitted additional information as it pertains to that unit. And we're continuing to have those conversations consistent with the memorandum of understanding that we have with the government of Israel that was entered into in 2021," Patel said. "When conclusions are made under actions that fall under the auspices of the Foreign Assistance Act, we are required to consult with officials from the government of Israel, and that is ongoing. We are engaging with them in a process, and we will make an ultimate decision when it comes to that unit when the process is complete."
Why did it take the Biden Administration three and a half to uncover and acknowledge the alleged human rights violations? With Monday's announcement, it's becoming more apparent that Biden is losing support among many Muslim voters across the country. As anti-Israel protests continue to break out and plague college campuses across the U.S., Biden has basically remained silent about the protests, as anti-Semitic hate speech increases across the nation's universities.
However, in recent press briefings and releases, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Strategic Communications Spokesman John Kirby have said that the "President condemns anti-Semitic speech, but that students do have the right to free speech." When does the thin line between free speech and hate speech become broken, as college students are being blocked from their classes and being told to "go back to the gas chambers," because of their Israeli heritage and religious beliefs.
President Biden is going learn a valuable lesson come November, that when you support both sides of an issue you will lose all support.
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