The US & other countries should continue to pressure on Israel to halt all actions in E. Jerusalem, including the eviction of Palestinians. They can do this while also calling on Hamas to stop firing at Israel & Israel to stop firing back, unless it's anti-missile defense
The violence is escalating. We're also entering a "doubling down" phase, wherein the Israeli gov't might use Hamas' attacks on Israeli civilians to refuse to back down from actions in E. Jerusalem. The US & other nations need to be clear: what's going on in E. Jerusalem is unjust
-Israel should not be firing at civilians
-Hamas should not be firing at civilians
-What was happening in E. Jerusalem was unjust *before* Hamas' retaliation
-You can judge Hamas' actions as "bad" and simultaneously declare Israel's preceding actions in E. Jerusalem as bad.
-Hamas should not be firing at civilians
-What was happening in E. Jerusalem was unjust *before* Hamas' retaliation
-You can judge Hamas' actions as "bad" and simultaneously declare Israel's preceding actions in E. Jerusalem as bad.
This is a case where states might fear calling out Israel's actions in E. Jerusalem b/c they think it means they are conceding to a group (Hamas) who are attacking civilians. It doesn't have to be that way. Israel's actions in E. Jerusalem were bad *before* Hamas fired missiles
And, finally, again, stop saying Hamas speaks for all Palestinians. They do not.
It's true that many of Hamas's armed sites are in heavily populated areas (they should be pressured to move them). That said, it doesn't mean Israel has carte blanche to fire on these same areas, even if you think they have a right to fire back. Civilians have to be considered.
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