‘We Write the Checks to Help Their Military’: Leslie Marshall on U.S. Influence over Israel’s Military Plan for Southern Gaza

TURNER Leslie someone leaked ░░░░░░░░ transcript of Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Blinken talking to his ░░░░░░░░ this week Take a ░░░░░░░░ at this Blinken appearing ░░░░░░░░ sort of push the ░░░░░░░░ to scale back their ░░░░░░░░ plan for southern Gaza ░░░░░░░░ s defense minister says ░░░░░░░░ entire Israeli society is ░░░░░░░░ now behind the goal ░░░░░░░░ dismantling Hamas even if ░░░░░░░░ takes months Blinken I ░░░░░░░░ t think you have ░░░░░░░░ credit for that What ░░░░░░░░ you make of that ░░░░░░░░ Well when we write ░░░░░░░░ checks to help their ░░░░░░░░ and provide weapons maybe ░░░░░░░░ is some merit to ░░░░░░░░ When you ask over ░░░░░░░░ million people to move ░░░░░░░░ the north to the ░░░░░░░░ to be safe and ░░░░░░░░ corridor that many of ░░░░░░░░ used and many of ░░░░░░░░ were on foot the ░░░░░░░░ way they could get ░░░░░░░░ was also bombed which ░░░░░░░░ in now close to ░░░░░░░░ 000 children We know ░░░░░░░░ over half of the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza are under ░░░░░░░░ years of age Well ░░░░░░░░ do people that went ░░░░░░░░ the north to the ░░░░░░░░ go if Israel starts ░░░░░░░░ the south With regard ░░░░░░░░ opinion we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ against Israel increasing It ░░░░░░░░ almost split now in ░░░░░░░░ United States and it ░░░░░░░░ t that way just ░░░░░░░░ few weeks ago We ░░░░░░░░ seeing opinion throughout the ░░░░░░░░ being more pro Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ pro ceasefire We re ░░░░░░░░ leaders whether it be ░░░░░░░░ Spain France and others ░░░░░░░░ are speaking out and ░░░░░░░░ the same So I ░░░░░░░░ with regard to what ░░░░░░░░ United States is saying ░░░░░░░░ world might be saying ░░░░░░░░ people are questioning how ░░░░░░░░ of these individuals are ░░░░░░░░ because we know that ░░░░░░░░ dead children certainly are ░░░░░░░░