Warren supported Israel’s military aggression, justifying its use of force based on America’s “very special relationship with Israel.” Israel lives in a very dangerous part of the world, and a part of the world where there arent many liberal democracies and democracies that are controlled by the rule of law,” she said. “And we very much need an ally in that part of the world. Warren also expressed unease with conditioning future US funding for Israel on the cessation of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. I think theres a question of whether we should go that far, Warren said. Last month, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Israel may have committed war crimes in Gaza. Navi Pillay said house demolitions and the killing of children raise the “strong possibility” that Israel is violating international law. More than 17,000 homes in Gaza were destroyed or damaged beyond repair, making around 100,000 Palestinians homeless, since the war began, according to UN estimates. According to a senior UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official, 373,000 Palestinian children are in need of “immediate psychosocial first aid” due to the onslaught of Israeli strikes.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:28:43 +0000
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