Blinken Calls Suffering of Palestinians in Gaza ‘Gut-Wrenching’

FRIEDMAN As you I ░░░░░░░░ sure felt during here ░░░░░░░░ your conversations and I ░░░░░░░░ felt it a lot ░░░░░░░░ this will be my ░░░░░░░░ question on the Middle ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ hear so often from ░░░░░░░░ given the high civilian ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza is Does ░░░░░░░░ United States do Jewish ░░░░░░░░ matter more than Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ Muslim lives Muslim and ░░░░░░░░ Christian lives given the ░░░░░░░░ asymmetry in casualties And ░░░░░░░░ ve been asked that ░░░░░░░░ want to give you ░░░░░░░░ chance to respond to ░░░░░░░░ Blinken No period For ░░░░░░░░ I think for so ░░░░░░░░ of us what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing every single day ░░░░░░░░ Gaza is gut wrenching ░░░░░░░░ the suffering we re ░░░░░░░░ among innocent men women ░░░░░░░░ children breaks my heart ░░░░░░░░ question is What is ░░░░░░░░ be done We ve ░░░░░░░░ judgments about how we ░░░░░░░░ we could be most ░░░░░░░░ in trying to shape ░░░░░░░░ in ways to get ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian assistance to people ░░░░░░░░ get better protections and ░░░░░░░░ civilian casualties And at ░░░░░░░░ step along the way ░░░░░░░░ only have we impressed ░░░░░░░░ Israel its responsibilities to ░░░░░░░░ that we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ progress in areas where ░░░░░░░░ our engagement I don ░░░░░░░░ believe it would have ░░░░░░░░ So there are a ░░░░░░░░ of there are dogs ░░░░░░░░ didn t bark But ░░░░░░░░ in no way shape ░░░░░░░░ shape or form takes ░░░░░░░░ from the tragedy that ░░░░░░░░ ve seen and continue ░░░░░░░░ see It s why ░░░░░░░░ re at it relentlessly ░░░░░░░░ single day And all ░░░░░░░░ can tell you Tom ░░░░░░░░ just on a purely ░░░░░░░░ level it s devastating ░░░░░░░░ it reinforces the conviction ░░░░░░░░ the commitment to do ░░░░░░░░ things to do everything ░░░░░░░░ can in this moment ░░░░░░░░ our best judgment and ░░░░░░░░ course we could be ░░░░░░░░ about the judgments we ░░░░░░░░ making but to try ░░░░░░░░ make a difference in ░░░░░░░░ day in day out ░░░░░░░░ it also reinforces my ░░░░░░░░ that there has to ░░░░░░░░ and there is another ░░░░░░░░ that answers Israel s ░░░░░░░░ profound concerns and questions ░░░░░░░░ have to live with ░░░░░░░░ They can t have ░░░░░░░░ repeat of October 7th ░░░░░░░░ country would accept a ░░░░░░░░ of October 7th And ░░░░░░░░ think not by way ░░░░░░░░ justification but just by ░░░░░░░░ of explanation it s ░░░░░░░░ to overstate the psychological ░░░░░░░░ on the country as ░░░░░░░░ whole of what happened ░░░░░░░░ that day And there ░░░░░░░░ large swaths of the ░░░░░░░░ going back to one ░░░░░░░░ the first things you ░░░░░░░░ where information technology information ░░░░░░░░ have been used and ░░░░░░░░ in such a way ░░░░░░░░ large numbers of people ░░░░░░░░ t believe October 7th ░░░░░░░░ happened They don t ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas slaughtered men ░░░░░░░░ and children that it ░░░░░░░░ parents in front of ░░░░░░░░ kids that it executed ░░░░░░░░ in front of their ░░░░░░░░ that it burned families ░░░░░░░░ They don t believe ░░░░░░░░ And so of course ░░░░░░░░ with that everything that ░░░░░░░░ is even worse Here ░░░░░░░░ what it comes down ░░░░░░░░ in my judgment I ░░░░░░░░ the biggest poison that ░░░░░░░░ face around the world ░░░░░░░░ in our societies and ░░░░░░░░ in our relations with ░░░░░░░░ is dehumanization the inability ░░░░░░░░ see the humanity in ░░░░░░░░ other And that applies ░░░░░░░░ every direction And when ░░░░░░░░ happens you get so ░░░░░░░░ that you re willing ░░░░░░░░ do and accept things ░░░░░░░░ you wouldn t if ░░░░░░░░ humanity of the other ░░░░░░░░ front and center in ░░░░░░░░ conscience So one of ░░░░░░░░ challenges is to fight ░░░░░░░░ dehumanization to find ways ░░░░░░░░ defuse it to take ░░░░░░░░ poison out And that ░░░░░░░░ also a function of ░░░░░░░░ We need leaders around ░░░░░░░░ world who see that ░░░░░░░░ that and are prepared ░░░░░░░░ act on that FRIEDMAN ░░░░░░░░ you.”