Blinkens letter to Israel on Gaza: Letters to the Editor Oct. 21, 2024
The Issue: Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s letter to Israel demanding it ease restrictions on Gaza.The election-eve letter sent by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Israel is an obvious in-kind contribution to Vice President Kamala Harris to thwart its hemorrhaging of Arab-American voters in the key swing state of Michigan (“Blinken’s Odious Letter,” Editorial, Oct.16).The Biden folks have also demanded Israel refrain from attacking Iran’s oil and nuclear sites in the wake of a second round of Tehran’s terrifying ballistic-missile attacks.
Whose side is the Biden-Harris regime on?James HylandBeechhurstBlinken’s letter is all talk, no walk.He’s not “threatening” Israel in any meaningful way.In one section, he listed ways that Israel could lift restrictions on food and aid supplies that Gaza desperately needs — as though Israel would listen or care.Blinken has been steadfast in his support of Israel, to the point that the latter has pursued a genocide against Palestine for more than a year now without so much as a hiccup.
A little letter means nothing in light of that fact.Leon BaaderBrooklynAmerican assets are deployed in Israel’s vicinity, signaling to Iran that we will stand by our ally.However, that message is diluted daily by the Blinken letter and various debates over what targets are off-limits for Israeli retaliation.It’s hard to ignore the significant anti-Jewish faction within the Democratic Party.The moral thing for Democrats to do is to isolate them.Fat chance.Leonard ToboroffMiami, Fla.Let me get this straight: A country is attacked, and its ally tells them to sit on their hands.The Biden-Harris administration’s weakness is destroying its allies.Philip ValloneOssiningThe Biden-Harris regime betrayed our ally with a seriously misconceived foreign policy.Rather than helping Israel, Biden-Harris have been interfering in Israel’s domestic policies, undermining its leadership during a t...