Antony Blinken
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disputed some of the actions that Israel has taken. It does not, by a long stretch, amount to the intent to erase a population.
disputed some of the actions that Israel has taken. It does not, by a long stretch, amount to the intent to erase a population.
disputed some of the actions that Israel has taken. It does not, by a long stretch, amount to the intent to erase a population.
I don't want to ascribe motives to the charges that people are making. And also, look, I more than understand the passions that people feel on all sides of this issue.
I don't want to ascribe motives to the charges that people are making. And also, look, I more than understand the passions that people feel on all sides of this issue.
I don't want to ascribe motives to the charges that people are making. And also, look, I more than understand the passions that people feel on all sides of this issue.
As I hear it, around the world, not just in the region, well beyond, and also in our own country. There is a chorus of condemnation of Israel. And again, I understand why people get to that point, but I still hear deafening silence when it comes to Hamas. And I really believe that if there had been a sustained public vocal demand
As I hear it, around the world, not just in the region, well beyond, and also in our own country. There is a chorus of condemnation of Israel. And again, I understand why people get to that point, but I still hear deafening silence when it comes to Hamas. And I really believe that if there had been a sustained public vocal demand
As I hear it, around the world, not just in the region, well beyond, and also in our own country. There is a chorus of condemnation of Israel. And again, I understand why people get to that point, but I still hear deafening silence when it comes to Hamas. And I really believe that if there had been a sustained public vocal demand
that Hamas put down its arms, that it give up the hostages, that maybe many, many months ago, Hamas would have felt pressured to actually do that, and a lot of the suffering would have been alleviated. But I really hear deafening silence about Hamas.
that Hamas put down its arms, that it give up the hostages, that maybe many, many months ago, Hamas would have felt pressured to actually do that, and a lot of the suffering would have been alleviated. But I really hear deafening silence about Hamas.
that Hamas put down its arms, that it give up the hostages, that maybe many, many months ago, Hamas would have felt pressured to actually do that, and a lot of the suffering would have been alleviated. But I really hear deafening silence about Hamas.
I wish the New Yorker was reflective of, you know, all of our media, all of our social media.
I wish the New Yorker was reflective of, you know, all of our media, all of our social media.
I wish the New Yorker was reflective of, you know, all of our media, all of our social media.
Well, but unfortunately, social media is what... Yeah, but social media, as we both know well, is so much of what drives conversations and drives perceptions.
Well, but unfortunately, social media is what... Yeah, but social media, as we both know well, is so much of what drives conversations and drives perceptions.
Well, but unfortunately, social media is what... Yeah, but social media, as we both know well, is so much of what drives conversations and drives perceptions.
It's grown louder. I don't think it represents a majority, but it's certainly grown louder. And to your point, not just voices, but actions, including on the West Bank, more settlements, more legal outposts, more taking of land, more violence against Palestinians by extremist settlers than we've seen at any time in the recent past. But I think what's also evident is this. Start with Gaza.
It's grown louder. I don't think it represents a majority, but it's certainly grown louder. And to your point, not just voices, but actions, including on the West Bank, more settlements, more legal outposts, more taking of land, more violence against Palestinians by extremist settlers than we've seen at any time in the recent past. But I think what's also evident is this. Start with Gaza.