2023-11-08 00:03:50
Israel’s war in Gaza is moving into the “next phase” and is now targeting the Hamas tunnels. At least this is what the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claim, publicizing that more than 14,000 targets have been hit and more than 100 tunnels have been destroyed.
However, since the dead in almost four weeks of war have reached 10,000 people, among them more than 4,000 children, the common demand of the international community seems to be that diplomacy should also move to the “next phase” and demand the end of the war here and now .
A clear message in favor of a ceasefire
After all, this was the message that was sent to the Oval Office by letter and express from the repeated cold receptions received by the American Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, during his recent trip to the Middle East. His Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, did not mince his words and boldly told him to “stop the madness”, while the decision of the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to receive him for a few minutes and of the Turkish president, was equally eloquent. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, don’t meet him at all.
Will America pull the plug on Israel’s invasion of Gaza?
Read how Israel is racing to destroy Hamas as a global backlash grows ????
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 7, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu may have told ABC news that Israel will be in charge of controlling Gaza for an “indefinite period of time,” but his “stilts” may be shortened by Joe Biden, who arms his country with ammunition, supplies diplomatic support, while also offering it financial aid amounting to 14 billion dollars.
“Pulling the Plug”
As the Economist writes in an article titled “Will America pull the plug on Israel’s invasion of Gaza?”, if Joe Biden decides to do so, Tel Aviv will have a hard time ignoring him. For now, he doesn’t seem ready for the expected step.
He may support “humanitarian pauses”—perhaps even a “three-day cease-fire,” if the report by the news site Axios is to be believed—but for now he has rejected recommendations by White House officials to call for a permanent cessation of hostilities, arguing that Israel does not seem to have a coherent exit strategy from Gaza, writes the British magazine.
Most Americans Disapprove of Joe Biden’s Support of Benjamin Netanyahu
Americans Against War
Americans, however, do not agree with him, as evidenced by an Economist and YouGov poll showing that 41% of citizens on the other side of the Atlantic believe that their president is handling the war wrongly. In fact, additional data reveals that 51% of independents and 66% of 18-34 year olds disapprove of his support for Israel, while it is equally clear that his popularity ratings among Arab-American voters have fallen to tartar.
Given that the US presidential election is drawing to a close and Donald Trump, despite legal setbacks, remains firmly the favorite to face him, Washington sources estimate that Joe Biden may not yet have reached the point of calling for a truce, but he is confident that it will not be long before the relevant American request is made to the Israeli side.
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