MK Amit Halevi (Likud) responded on Tuesday night to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who wrote in The Washington Post that the US should not have to choose between defending Israel and aiding Palestinian Arabs, but should rather do both things.
In a post on Facebook, Halevi wrote, “Dear Secretary of State Antony Blinken, we don’t have to choose between defending Israel and aiding Palestinian civilians.”
“Because now in Gaza there are only two types of Palestinians: Palestinians who support and are graduates of Hamas's Nazi education and Palestinians who serve as human shields for them. We can and must bomb both,” he added.
Halevi was responding to Blinken’s op-ed in which the Secretary of State urged members of Congress to support the budget for defense aid to Israel while also supporting humanitarian aid for Israel.
“We don’t have to choose between defending Israel and aiding Palestinian civilians. We can and must do both. That is the only way to stand firmly by one of our closest allies, protect innocent lives, uphold the international rules of the road that ultimately benefit the American people, and preserve the sole viable path to lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians: two states for two peoples,” wrote the Secretary of State.
“Any member of Congress who cares about Israel’s enduring security — or America’s, for that matter — should support both defense and humanitarian assistance to address this conflict,” he concluded.