No ‘Free License to Kill’ Gazans

World Leaders Warn Zionist Regime’s Actions in Gaza Will Backfire

Date: 24 October 2023 - 21:53

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WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – Some of the Zionist regime’s actions in its war on Gaza, like cutting off food and water for the people in the coastal strip, could “harden Palestinian attitudes for generations” and weaken support for the occupying regime, former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday.
In rare comments on an active foreign policy crisis, Obama said any Zionist military strategy that ignores the human costs of the war “could ultimately backfire.”
“The Israeli regime’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population (in Gaza) threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis; it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies, and undermine long-term efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region,” Obama said.
The Zionist regime has heavily bombarded Gaza with air strikes since Oct. 7. The regime’s airstrikes have killed more than 5,000 Palestinians, Gaza officials say.
It was not clear whether Obama had coordinated his statement with U.S. President Joe Biden, who served as his vice president for eight years.
During his presidency, Obama often backed the Zionist regime’s “right to self-defense” at the start of conflicts with Palestinians, but quickly called for the regime’s restraint once Palestinian casualties mounted from airstrikes.
Meanwhile, the Qatari ruler hit out at the Zionist regime’s backers Tuesday, charging they had given it “free license to kill” in its war against Palestinians and questioning what the conflict would achieve.
Major powers, including the United States, Britain and France, have rallied to support the occupying regime.
“We are saying enough is enough,” Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani told a meeting of the Shura Council, Qatar’s legislative body, according to a translation released by the royal court.
“It is untenable for Israel to be given an unconditional green light and free license to kill, nor is it tenable to continue ignoring the reality of occupation, siege and settlement.”
Qatar, a U.S. ally which hosts a large U.S. military base, also hosts an office of Hamas which doubles as the main residence of its self-exiled leader Ismail Haniyeh.
The wealthy Persian Gulf monarchy has acted as a communications channel with Hamas and is playing a key role in negotiations to release the hostages, with four freed so far.
Furthermore, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called on the international community to adopt a measure to stop the genocide by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people.
Maduro made the appeal in his television program “With Maduro” on Tuesday, urging all Christians of Venezuela and around the world to stand by the Palestinians in the face of Israeli aggression.
“The world must raise its voice against the genocide, as this is not a war but genocide against the noble Palestinian people,” Maduro said.