Posted on 05/17/2021 8:58:13 AM PDT by Hojczyk
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has not seen any Israeli evidence of Hamas operating in Gaza office building hit by airstrike over the weekend. Blinken says he has asked Israel for justification for the strike.
Blinken spoke at a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, as pressure is increasing on the Biden administration to ask for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel destroyed a building housing The Associated Press and other military, and claimed that Hamas used the building for a military intelligence office.
That contradicts a Jerusalem Post report over the weekend. It also defies common sense, although there may not be a contradiction here. As Allahpundit mentioned, it’s highly unlikely that the IDF would have chosen to hit that building housing global media outlets unless they knew it was a major Hamas asset. There would have been zero upside otherwise, not even in the accusation that the IDF just wanted to stop reporting on the war from the Gaza side. It wouldn’t accomplish that even if the IDF wanted it stopped, and it would only inflame world opinion — even if Hamas’ use had turned it into a legit military target. (As we are already seeing.)
Knowing that the Associated Press had its offices in the building, it would have been unthinkable to not brief the US on the targeting. There wasn’t a need for secrecy; they gave the building occupants a one-hour head start to clear the building.
The Israelis would have made sure that the White House knew about the intel before the attack, if for no other reason than to embarrass their most important ally. And if they hadn’t briefed the US, does anyone believe that Joe Biden and his team would have remained quiet for this long?
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Who needs evidence that Hamas was operating out of that office? We know for a fact that the Associated Press was.
And an enemy is an enemy is an enemy.
Tell Blinken and Nod to GTH...................
Ha. They can likely show not only who operated out of the building but who they had ties to in the Jao Bai-Din administration.
As always, the Palestinians attack Israel,Israel responds and kicks their ass, the ‘world’ demands a ceasefire so the Israelis will stop kicking their ass. The Palestinians start this stuff every single time.
Have you noticed that the CIA is USELESS in gathering foreign intellegence?
i am sure the US got the news about an hour before the strike.
Israel doesn’t owe you an explanation or evidence. And sharing it could potentially compromise sources and methods.
Israel is in a fight for their very existence. The last thing they need is “allies” questioning them constantly on how, when, and where they wage their fight to exist.
The CIA didn’t know the Berlin wall was coming down until bricks started hitting them in the head.
Blinken is making a fool of himself.
So Blinken is a denier?
Or a conspiracy theorist?
Hey Blinky... check with John Kerry.
Yep.
But they are plenty woke.
Blinken can’t help but be an antagonist. If he was really interested in seeing the evidence rather than stirring up an anti-Israel $hit storm, his “request” would have followed proper protocol and not been asked at a press conference. Signaling to the anti-Israel base is all this was. Democrats are a loathsome bunch.
LOL! Well there ya go. Good enough!
And why does Israel need to provide evidence to anyone? Buzz off blinky
China knows how to treat Blinken, winken and nod-off...
Prove that Hamas did not operate from that building.
Give Hamas history of operating from hospitals and orphanages, on what basis do you question this charge?
Terrorists have a standard tactic to hide behind the skirts of women, or are you so ignorant as to have failed to notice?
I will NEVER understand it. Vote for a party that would march them right back into a holocaust.
BTW. I have been called antisemitic for saying that.
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