{"id":2213131,"date":"2024-04-04T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-airs-threat-to-cut-support-for-israel-in-watershed-moment-for-conflict\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T15:27:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:27:25","slug":"blinken-airs-threat-to-cut-support-for-israel-in-watershed-moment-for-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-airs-threat-to-cut-support-for-israel-in-watershed-moment-for-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken&#8217;s warning shakes up Israeli support in conflict milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-airs-threat-to-cut-support-for-israel-in-watershed-moment-for-conflict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2213131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of \u2063State Antony Blinken issued a warning to Israel, threatening to withhold U.S. support unless Prime Minister\u2062 Netanyahu takes specific actions to alleviate civilian suffering. The message was delivered amidst Biden&#8217;s call for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in\u2064 Gaza. The conflict has strained U.S.-Israel relations, following incidents like the attack on \u200daid workers. \u200dBlinken emphasized the need for immediate steps to address the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Antony Blinken\">Antony Blinken<\/a> aired a public threat to withdraw American support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> unless Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> complies with U.S. demands for \u201ca series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps\u201d to mitigate humanitarian suffering and civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we don\u2019t see the changes that we need to see, there\u2019ll be changes in our own policy,\u201d Blinken told reporters at the outset of his NATO foreign ministerial press conference in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>His comments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2953578\/biden-netanyahu-concrete-steps-civilian-casualties-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"came just as a readout of President Joe Biden's conversation\">came just as a readout of President Joe Biden\u2019s conversation<\/a> with Netanyahu was reported, in which Biden called for a ceasefire, told Israel to address humanitarian concerns in Gaza, and \u201cmade clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel\u2019s immediate action on these steps.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Biden and Blinken\u2019s one-two punch points to a watershed moment in U.S.-Israel relations during the war with Hamas.\u00a0Biden gave Netanyahu full-throated support in the first weeks after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack that ignited the conflict, but Israel\u2019s prosecution of the conflict has given rise to a wave of Western frustration that has reached a fever pitch in the wake of a strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy that killed seven aid workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week\u2019s horrific attack on the World Central Kitchen was not the first such incident. It must be the last,\u201d Blinken said before giving a summary of Biden\u2019s conversation with Netanyahu on Thursday. \u201cThe president emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. \u2026 He made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel\u2019s immediate action on the steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israel Defense Forces officials have apologized for the strike, which sparked international condemnation and stoked U.S. opposition to Israel\u2019s desire to launch a major military campaign in Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a mistake that followed a misidentification \u2014 at night during a war in very complex conditions,\u201d IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/idf-chief-sorry-as-details-emerge-of-strike-that-picked-off-gaza-aid-cars-one-by-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a Wednesday video. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strike appears to have begun an uncomfortable round of introspection in Jerusalem, where at least some officials sense that a culture of \u201cshooting first [in Gaza] and asking questions later\u201d has taken hold in the IDF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoldiers are operating under immense pressure in very difficult conditions in which Hamas embeds itself within the civilian population, but the rules of engagement are designed to help deal with such conditions, and they\u2019re too often being ignored,\u201d an unnamed senior Israeli official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/senior-israeli-official-warns-of-growing-shoot-first-ask-later-culture-in-idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Times of Israel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden also insisted that \u201can immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians,\u201d the top U.S. diplomat added. Netanyahu has refused to agree to a ceasefire unless Hamas agrees to release the hostages, but he has faced internal pressure from critics who suspect he is too hesitant to broker a ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden reaffirmed the United States\u2019s strong support for Israel in the face of [Iranian] threats and our commitment to Israel\u2019s security,\u201d Blinken said. \u201cRight now, there is no higher priority in Gaza than protecting civilians, surging humanitarian assistance, and ensuring the security of those who provide it. Israel must meet this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly warned Israel of potential U.S. support withdrawal unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets specific demands to reduce civilian harm. Blinken stressed the need for measurable steps to address humanitarian concerns. 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