The White House says there is little doubt Israeli artillery hit a United Nations school in Gaza and is casting the shelling as “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.”
White House spokesman Josh Earnest cited statements from the U.N. blaming Israel for the shelling, as well as the Israeli government’s acknowledgement that it was firing in the area of the school. Earnest says that while the U.S. supports a full investigation into the matter, “it does not appear there’s a lot of doubt about whose artillery was involved.”
In its initial statements after the shelling, the White House condemned the attack but specifically did not assign responsibility.
Earnest reiterated that Israel can do more to ensure the safety of civilians in the clashes between Israel and Hamas.
(AP)
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This is a Blood Libel coming from the WH and Husein Obama’s (YS) administration.
The US have no right to condemn Israel after coalition forces killed 66,000 civilians during the first stages of the Iraq war.
If a school is used for war (shooting rockets or storing war materials etc) it is fair game for being neutralized. Arab rockets are aimed at innocent people. I’m surprised the white house did not see fit to balance the “equation”.
Before accusing the IDF that shelling UN schools is totally unacceptable and totally indefensible, let’s first hear how you defend the UN for storing rockets in their schools and hospitals and how it is acceptable to allow Hamas to fire from the UN schools and UN hospitals?
And second, you know very well that Israel warned the schools and hospitals beforehand to leave. Hence civilians who stayed behind to protect the Muslims cannot be considered civilians but part of the Hamas army.
i’m just wondering why no one is condemning the thousands of civilians that america killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan and in Iraq
Jerusalem – 8 Hurt From Barrage Of Rockets Into Israel
Mr. President, all of a sudden you are quiet!!!!!! No condemnations for Hamas! What a despicable president!
160,000 killed in Syria. Christians in Iraq are told convert or die.There are very few christians in any palestinian enclave. In gaza palestinians who heed the warnings from the IDF and want to flee are beaten and shot by Hamas. when rockets are found in schools hospitals and unwra facilities and fiired from them where is the white house.the silence is deafening. we used to be a nation of moral clarity. we are now a nation of political expediency.
Too many articles and posts sound like “If this government will do or say this, or that army will go here, attack there, etc., then this could all be over, peace achieved, etc. Rabbosai, the same way it is beyond our comprehension how so many civilized people could look at the cold, hard facts and still take the side of Hamas, so too the salvation will come from somewhere that is beyond our comprehension. Put away the history books and strategy manuals. Run to the Beis Medrash to learn, to your neighbor to do a chesed, to the Beis Kenesses to daven. Strengthen our tzniyus, our shmiras Shabbos, shmiras ha’lashon, shmiras einayim and the shmirah from on high will certainly come.
VOTERS TAKE NOTE !!!!! VOTE REPUBLICAN !!!!!!
WHO cares what Obama condems. We should shell then, their school, hospitals, everyting, and from the planes and tanks, and not to sent foot soldiers. Better Obamas condemnations than his praises and dead soldiers has ve Shalom
Earnest says that while the U.S. supports a full investigation into the matter, “it does not appear there’s a lot of doubt about whose artillery was involved.”
A) Isn’t the rule in the United States that one is innocent until proven guilty (except for parking tickets)? How can the US Government hold Israel to a different standard and judge them before knowing all the facts? And who’s “facts” are they? The PA media? We saw what happened last week when they accused Israel of shooting at the School and it was proven that it came from a Hamas rocket. Who gave Barack Obama permission to MURDER Osama bin Laden? Why wasn’t he allowed to have his day in court? In other words, The US President is now considering Israel as a terrorist Organization?
B) And lets say Israel did in fact fire at the school. What consequences will the “statement” by the US President have on the State of Israel and their relationship?
I’m so sick of this administration.
What does official Obama’s press-secretary of YWN charliehall has to say about this?
Mind your own business Obama
There have been plenty incidents of Hamas shooting rockets at themselves or Hamas rockets detonating inside Gaza. Maybe they hid a bunch of rockets in the school and they all blew up at the same time.
Blame it on Israel.
But it’s ok for terrorists to throw bombs at israeli civilians, right obummer? That is totally acceptable.
War is War. If hamas wants war, they are getting it.
How can the believe the UN personell who handed over the rockets to Hamas to be used against civillians?
Obama is totally unacceptable and totally indefensible