Biden Co-Chair, Dem Sen. Coons: Israel Has to Move Civilians from Rafah, Others Understandably Won’t Take Them In

Martin Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ have Delaware Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ on the show Democratic ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Committee Senator it s ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ says if Israel does ░░░░░░░░ go into Rafah Hamas ░░░░░░░░ reorganize and take over ░░░░░░░░ strip again and pose ░░░░░░░░ new threat to Israel ░░░░░░░░ they left with no ░░░░░░░░ on this COONS Markie ░░░░░░░░ choice here is to ░░░░░░░░ what they are obligated ░░░░░░░░ do which is to ░░░░░░░░ to go after Hamas ░░░░░░░░ make sure that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ not capable of retaking ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza but to ░░░░░░░░ it in a way ░░░░░░░░ doesn t cause tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands more civilian deaths ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands to ░░░░░░░░ over into famine Let ░░░░░░░░ just remember the IDF ░░░░░░░░ Israeli armed forces control ░░░░░░░░ entire perimeter of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ has almost no way ░░░░░░░░ get in or get ░░░░░░░░ to get resupply So ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ closest ally and their ░░░░░░░░ supporter their largest provider ░░░░░░░░ military aid and financial ░░░░░░░░ I think we have ░░░░░░░░ obligation to ask that ░░░░░░░░ do both provide for ░░░░░░░░ relief by allowing a ░░░░░░░░ innocent civilians to move ░░░░░░░░ of Rafah before they ░░░░░░░░ up a large scale ░░░░░░░░ assault They can also ░░░░░░░░ out small surgical special ░░░░░░░░ teams incursions into Rafah ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t risk killing ░░░░░░░░ of thousands So I ░░░░░░░░ my message is clear ░░░░░░░░ does have a right ░░░░░░░░ continue the fight against ░░░░░░░░ but not at the ░░░░░░░░ of blocking a million ░░░░░░░░ from getting humanitarian relief ░░░░░░░░ And when we talk ░░░░░░░░ these asks from the ░░░░░░░░ House I m just ░░░░░░░░ myself why is they ░░░░░░░░ not a greater plea ░░░░░░░░ the United States from ░░░░░░░░ Biden asking border countries ░░░░░░░░ Egypt to take these ░░░░░░░░ in like we ve ░░░░░░░░ in so many migrants ░░░░░░░░ other countries right here ░░░░░░░░ the United States fleeing ░░░░░░░░ situations themselves Why are ░░░░░░░░ not hearing more of ░░░░░░░░ COONS Markie I went ░░░░░░░░ Egypt on a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ 10 senators Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ We went to Saudi ░░░░░░░░ to Israel and to ░░░░░░░░ just two weeks after ░░░░░░░░ October 7th attack and ░░░░░░░░ Sisi of Egypt was ░░░░░░░░ and firm he refuses ░░░░░░░░ accept any Palestinians from ░░░░░░░░ He does not want ░░░░░░░░ he put it the ░░░░░░░░ ideology of Gazans to ░░░░░░░░ into the Sinai There ░░░░░░░░ also regional concern because ░░░░░░░░ the far right members ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu s government who ░░░░░░░░ publicly said they want ░░░░░░░░ remove Palestinians from Gaza ░░░░░░░░ the West Bank that ░░░░░░░░ they are removed from ░░░░░░░░ into the Sinai now ░░░░░░░░ by Egypt that they ░░░░░░░░ never return to Gaza ░░░░░░░░ I understand the concerns ░░░░░░░░ others in the region ░░░░░░░░ frankly that s what ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinians in Rafah ░░░░░░░░ a rock and a ░░░░░░░░ place They have already ░░░░░░░░ of them fled from ░░░░░░░░ north of Gaza because ░░░░░░░░ IDF told them Russia ░░░░░░░░ be a safe place ░░░░░░░░ And they don t ░░░░░░░░ where else to go ░░░░░░░░ There is nowhere else ░░░░░░░░ them to go unless ░░░░░░░░ helps them relocate back ░░░░░░░░ the north and provides ░░░░░░░░ and shelter and food ░░░░░░░░ them in partner with ░░░░░░░░ organizations that the U ░░░░░░░░ and many others support ░░░░░░░░ Well Sen Chris Coons ░░░░░░░░ I have to leave ░░░░░░░░ there but thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for your time ░░░░░░░░ ll see what comes ░░░░░░░░ in the coming days ░░░░░░░░ comes to fruition Appreciate ░░░░░░░░ sir COONS Thank you ░░░░░░░░