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Laura Rozen

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Jul 25

🧵VP Kamala Harris: I just had a frank and constructive meeting with PM Netanyahu. I told him that I will always ensure that Israel is able to defend itself, including from Iran and Iran-backed militias.

From when I was a young girl, collecting funds to plant trees for Israel, to my time in the United States Senate and now at the White House, I've had an unwavering commitment to the existence of the State of Israel, to its security and to the people of Israel.

Harris: I've said it many times, but it bears repeating: Israel has a right to defend itself, and how it does so matters.

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Laura Rozen

@lrozen

Jul 22

VP Kamala Harris: Our President Joe Biden wanted to be here today. He's feeling much better and recovering fast and he looks forward to getting back on the road.

Harris: And I wanted to say a few words about our president. Joe Biden's legacy of accomplishments over the past three yearsis unmatched. In one term he has already—Yes, you make clap—In one term, he has already surpassed the legacy (of others who had two). I first came to know President Biden through his son Beau.

Harris: We worked together as attorneys general in our states. And back then Beau would often tell me stories about his dad. He would talk about the kind of father and the kind of man that Joe Biden is. the qualities that Beau revered in his father are the same qualities that I have seen every day in our president: his honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family.

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Laura Rozen

@lrozen

Jul 11

🧵Jake Sullivan: “What I have heard as they went around the table yesterday, at the North Atlantic Council session just with the NATO allies, was a drumbeat of praise for the United States, but also for President Biden personally, for what he's done to strengthen NATO, especially as president, but also over the course of his entire career. Leaders really made a point of reinforcing their gratitude to him on that.”

Sullivan says when the US paused shipments of 2000 pound bombs to Israel a couple months back, the 500 pound bombs got held back with them, seemingly as a logistical matter. The 500 pound bombs now unpaused, the 2000 ones remain held back.

Sullivan on Gaza ceasefire/hostage release talks: “We see progress. We see the possibility of reaching agreement. I can't guarantee that because there's a lot of details to be hammered through.

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Laura Rozen

@lrozen

Jul 4

Senior US admin official on latest Hamas response: “It's clear that this response moves the process forward, and may provide the basis for closing a deal.”

The POTUS/Israel PM “conversation was detailed, going through the text of the agreement, constructive, and we think encouraging, while also clear-eyed about the work ahead and steps that must be put in place to finalize the deal and then begin the implementation.”

The SAO said he has “been involved in many of these calls on the hostage deal, and I have to say, given the recent developments, we do believe there is a pretty significant opening here. And we welcome the PM’s readiness to try to seize that opening by empowering his negotiating team to engage directly in Doha in the coming days.”

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Laura Rozen

@lrozen

May 24

🧵 “The Court considers that, in conformity with its obligations under the Genocide Convention, Israel must immediately halt its military offensive, & any other action in the Rafah Governorate,
which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.”

“In its Orders of 26 January 2024 and 28 March 2024, the Court expressed its grave concern over the fate of the hostages abducted during the attack in Israel on 7 October 2023 and held since
then by Hamas & other armed groups, & called for their immediate & unconditional release.

“The Court finds it deeply troubling that many of these hostages remain in captivity and reiterates its call for their immediate and unconditional release.”

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Laura Rozen

@lrozen

May 10

🧵Excerpts of US State Dept report to Congress concerning Israel’s compliance with NSM-20. (I typed these quickly, apologies for typoes in advance.):

“Israel has, upon request, shared some information on specific incidents implicating IHL, some details of its targeting choices, and some battle damage assessments. Although we have gained insight into Israel’s procedures and rules, we do not have complete information on how these processes are implemented. Israel has not shared complete information to verify whether U.S. defense articles covered under NSM-20 were specifically used in actions that have been alleged as violations of IHL or IHRL in Gaza, or in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the period of this report.

“Limited information has been shared to date in response to USG inquiries under review to determine whether U.S. munitions were used in incidents involving civilian harm. However, certain Israel-operated systems are entirely U.S.-origin (e.g., crewed attack aircraft) and are likely to have been involved in incidents that raise concerns about Israel’s IHL compliance.

“One specific area of concern is the impact of Israel’s military operations on humanitarian actors. Despite regular engagement from humanitarian actors and repeated USG interventions with Israeli officials on deconfliction/coordination procedures, the IDF has struck humanitarian workers and facilities.

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