Dem Rep. Garamendi: We Want to Remain Israel’s Best Ally, But If They Don’t Listen, Biden Will Impose ‘Consequences’

Hamas in ways that ░░░░░░░░ inconsistent with obligations under ░░░░░░░░ law Should the Biden ░░░░░░░░ take a second look ░░░░░░░░ its policy in Israel ░░░░░░░░ Garamendi certainly the Biden ░░░░░░░░ is already taking a ░░░░░░░░ look specifically at the ░░░░░░░░ of weapons to Israel ░░░░░░░░ Israel is now using ░░░░░░░░ Hamas As we see ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration has in ░░░░░░░░ view correctly paused and ░░░░░░░░ no more offensive weapons ░░░░░░░░ more 2000 bombs no ░░░░░░░░ bombs for indiscriminate destruction ░░░░░░░░ has previously occurred You ░░░░░░░░ not do it in ░░░░░░░░ for rafah as you ░░░░░░░░ done in northern Gaza ░░░░░░░░ if you agree with ░░░░░░░░ administration that this is ░░░░░░░░ policy should be calibrated ░░░░░░░░ at this moment obviously ░░░░░░░░ policy is intended to ░░░░░░░░ the behavior of the ░░░░░░░░ government The decision making ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Netanyahu when ░░░░░░░░ comes to ra fah ░░░░░░░░ confident are you Rep ░░░░░░░░ one issue is should ░░░░░░░░ United States continue to ░░░░░░░░ offensive weapons that in ░░░░░░░░ view Israel has used ░░░░░░░░ and inhumanely And the ░░░░░░░░ has caused and at ░░░░░░░░ moment has paused and ░░░░░░░░ this moment doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to let any more ░░░░░░░░ those weapons to be ░░░░░░░░ into Israel The second ░░░░░░░░ is certainly Israel has ░░░░░░░░ right to defend itself ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ right to create a ░░░░░░░░ crisis The conduct of ░░░░░░░░ war is in question ░░░░░░░░ third piece of it ░░░░░░░░ can Israel ignore the ░░░░░░░░ States I would suggest ░░░░░░░░ would not be a ░░░░░░░░ thing for Israel to ░░░░░░░░ the United States has ░░░░░░░░ Israel s ally for ░░░░░░░░ over 60 years We ░░░░░░░░ to continue to be ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration and ░░░░░░░░ would agree has a ░░░░░░░░ strong disagreement with how ░░░░░░░░ is conducting the war ░░░░░░░░ Gaza If Israel wants ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and do ░░░░░░░░ it is doing regardless ░░░░░░░░ the American position there ░░░░░░░░ be consequences That will ░░░░░░░░ seen in the Congress ░░░░░░░░ undoubtedly in the actions ░░░░░░░░ the administration Joe what ░░░░░░░░ Israel doing right now ░░░░░░░░ re on the Armed ░░░░░░░░ Committee and I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you are hearing to ░░░░░░░░ extent you can share ░░░░░░░░ with us about the ░░░░░░░░ of rafah Schelling has ░░░░░░░░ and Israel is in ░░░░░░░░ of the gates on ░░░░░░░░ egyptian border Is it ░░░░░░░░ underway now Rep Garamendi ░░░░░░░░ the question is what ░░░░░░░░ be the conduct in ░░░░░░░░ current action Israel is ░░░░░░░░ in rafah The administration ░░░░░░░░ moves I think are ░░░░░░░░ Clearly the administration and ░░░░░░░░ agree Israel cannot do ░░░░░░░░ kind of indiscriminate aerial ░░░░░░░░ and walking wiping out ░░░░░░░░ blocks like they have ░░░░░░░░ northern Gaza Similarly the ░░░░░░░░ of civilians has to ░░░░░░░░ Israel as of a ░░░░░░░░ hours ago is conducting ░░░░░░░░ in rough and I ░░░░░░░░ they will continue to ░░░░░░░░ so in rafah and ░░░░░░░░ suspect they will continue ░░░░░░░░ do so How will ░░░░░░░░ carry out the military ░░░░░░░░ If it is as ░░░░░░░░ did in the north ░░░░░░░░ no It is her ░░░░░░░░ us wrong and inhumane ░░░░░░░░ other issue is the ░░░░░░░░ of humanitarian aid into ░░░░░░░░ both in the rafah ░░░░░░░░ and northern Gaza Israel ░░░░░░░░ choked off throttled down ░░░░░░░░ flow of aid and ░░░░░░░░ has been ongoing several ░░░░░░░░ creating a humanitarian crisis ░░░░░░░░ as well as medical ░░░░░░░░ That has to stop ░░░░░░░░ got so bad the ░░░░░░░░ States thought it could ░░░░░░░░ is in the process ░░░░░░░░ building a new pier ░░░░░░░░ deliver humanitarian aid from ░░░░░░░░ sea That is not ░░░░░░░░ to work The problem ░░░░░░░░ Israel is not allowing ░░░░░░░░ have two things One ░░░░░░░░ the flow of humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ or insufficient flow of ░░░░░░░░ aid and the second ░░░░░░░░ the conduct of the ░░░░░░░░ The war that in ░░░░░░░░ early months up until ░░░░░░░░ until this last couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks has been conducted ░░░░░░░░ northern Gaza in a ░░░░░░░░ that is similar wrong ░░░░░░░░ simply wrong There s ░░░░░░░░ justification for the kind ░░░░░░░░ destruction indiscriminate destruction and ░░░░░░░░ of 30 000 or ░░░░░░░░ civilian lives There s ░░░░░░░░ justification for that Kailey ░░░░░░░░ that exact point there ░░░░░░░░ already more than 30 ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian lives that have ░░░░░░░░ lost in this conflict ░░░░░░░░ did not see the ░░░░░░░░ take this kind of ░░░░░░░░ until now Especially for ░░░░░░░░ in your party who ░░░░░░░░ be very much in ░░░░░░░░ with the administration over ░░░░░░░░ issue is it too ░░░░░░░░ too late Rep Garamendi ░░░░░░░░ for those that have ░░░░░░░░ the answer is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ it is too little ░░░░░░░░ late Could it have ░░░░░░░░ everything I know I ░░░░░░░░ many mentors of Congress ░░░░░░░░ the very first day ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli offense Israel ░░░░░░░░ the war because of ░░░░░░░░ indiscriminate bombing occurring on ░░░░░░░░ first day of the ░░░░░░░░ And it continues from ░░░░░░░░ To where we are ░░░░░░░░ It cannot continue in ░░░░░░░░ period It has to ░░░░░░░░ There are ways in ░░░░░░░░ Hamas can be dealt ░░░░░░░░ in rafah without the ░░░░░░░░ we saw in northern ░░░░░░░░ Israel can and has ░░░░░░░░ instructed by American military ░░░░░░░░ have experienced this same ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ there a better way ░░░░░░░░ do it Yes Is ░░░░░░░░ a good way to ░░░░░░░░ it There is no ░░░░░░░░ way to conduct a ░░░░░░░░ but there are better ░░░░░░░░ Certainly we can t ░░░░░░░░ what has happened in ░░░░░░░░ north It should have ░░░░░░░░ started Israel has a ░░░░░░░░ to protect itself a ░░░░░░░░ to go after Hamas ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ right to do the ░░░░░░░░ warfare that has occurred.