Head of Gaza Hospital Condemns the Biden Regime for Facilitating Slaughter of Civilians in Gaza
Jose Nino
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Sarbini Abdul Murad, the director of the aid organization that runs the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, desperately urged United States President Joe Biden to pressure Israel into accepting a ceasefire during a time when Palestinian civilians are dying by the thousands.
“Gazans are facing death every day. Every five minutes, a Palestinian child is killed,” declared Murad in a letter directed to Biden.
Murad called attention to how Israeli forces have launched attacks against “babies, children, women, the elderly, the disabled, hospitals, ambulances, medics, schools, teachers, residential complexes, worship places, and much more.” Murad argued that “this is completely genocide and ethnic cleansing.”
“It is very unfortunate that your siding with Israel by facilitating weapons of mass destruction has actually made the conflict even wider,” Murad added. “Your action clearly contradicts various international treaties and agreements that apply to the existence of Palestine. You have destroyed the international rules of the game, insulted the authority of the [United Nations], torn apart the sense of justice, hurt human values, and tarnished the face of human civilization.”
“Mr. President, we believe you still have a conscience,” Murad proclaimed. “Your great country certainly wants to be seen as honorable for its humanitarian defenses. Moreover, your administration has determined to make the principles of multilateralism, justice, and human rights the foundation of United States foreign policy. So, actually, this is the right to prove it.”
Murad called on Biden to “avoid double standards in handling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.” He stressed: “For the sake of peace and humanity, we demand that you immediately do [a] cease-fire. Restore the dignity of the United States as a country that upholds human rights. The cease-fire must be implemented now, so as not to increase the loss of life on both sides.”
Murad’s letter came during a time when Israel Defense Forces tanks encircled the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza following IDF artillery attacks that killed 12 people in the hospital’s compound, which included patients and their companions, per the Gaza Health Ministry. On top of that, the ministry stated many people were wounded in the attack, which includes patients in critical condition.
“The attack is a clear violation of international humanitarian laws. All countries, especially those that have close relations with Israel, must use all their influence and capabilities to urge Israel to stop its atrocities,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi declared November 20, 2023.
Gaza officials reported that there are roughly 700 patients, staff, and other Palestinians stuck in the Indonesian Hospital.
What’s happening in Gaza is nothing short of brutal. Nevertheless, the US should stay out of this conflict as much as possible. Most importantly, the US should immediately end military aid and stop providing military cover to Israel, a state that offers no strategic benefit to Israel.
If anything, Israel will likely draw the US into a broader war in the Middle East. For that reason, the US should do everything possible to distance itself from Israel and pursue normal relations with it.
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