How Should the US Respond to Hamas Killing an American Hostage?
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Six Hamas hostages were killed and recovered by Israel last weekend, and one was an American citizen named Hersh Goldberg-Polin. How should the U.S. respond?
Key Quote: President Joe Biden warned, “Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes.”
For Context: The bodies were found in tunnels under Rafah, where Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had warned Israel not to conduct a major operation.
Summary: A National Review (Right bias) editorial noted that Biden's reaction to the Hamas execution of the six hostages was followed the next morning by Biden's comments that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a ceasefire. The opinion piece also stated that a new "final" deal that the administration is proposing might well provide more concessions to Hamas. The Forward (Lean Left bias), in an opinion piece, called on American Jews to join with the Israelis who believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to keep his country secure. The editorial laments that opposition was minimal, for example, when Netanyahu put Jewish supremacists into his cabinet and permitted unchecked land grabs and settler violence in the West Bank.
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From the Left
Six more hostages are dead. It’s time for all American Jews to join the opposition.
All of Israel will close down in mourning, shock and rage over the deaths of six hostages at the hands of their Hamas kidnappers.
American Jews need to find a way to support them.
For too long the majority of American Jews have taken their marching orders from the official Israeli government line. Now is the time to join with the Israelis who challenge it.
Of course the Israelis joining the general strike called to mourn the dead hostages and free the remaining ones know that Hamas, which took the six hostages...
From the Right
Hamas Must Pay for Murdering an American Hostage
President Biden’s reaction to the Hamas execution of six hostages, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was emblematic of the incoherent mess he has made of U.S. policy toward Israel since the terrorist group massacred over 1,200 in the October 7 attacks. In a Sunday statement following the Israeli discovery of the bodies, Biden warned, “Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes.” Yet by the next morning, Biden told reporters that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t doing enough to secure a cease-fire and that his administration was working toward a new...
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