Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Disagreed.
ProPublicaOCT 2024
Report: Blinken Lied to Congress About Israel Blocking Gaza Aid
Above: Pres. Joe Biden (C) presides over a cabinet meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) at the White House on Sept. 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The US has worked to support Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks — such as Hamas' massacres on Oct. 7 — while pushing for diplomacy and humanitarian access. It has consistently applied pressure on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and though there's still much work to be done, these efforts have been largely successful.
Establishment-critical narrative
ProPublica's report is a damning piece of evidence proving that the US government has armed Israel to the teeth while ignoring its many war crimes, which is a breach of US law. Blinken and Pres. Joe Biden's efforts to shield Israel from any accountability is a shameful reminder that the US will support Israel even as it commits genocide.