The Biden administration has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has violated international law, but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid, the State Department told Congress on Friday.
In the administration’s most detailed assessment of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, the State Department said in a written report to Congress that Israel “has the knowledge, experience and tools to implement best practices for mitigating civilian harm in its military operations.”
But it added that “the results on the ground, including high levels of civilian casualties, raise substantial questions” as to whether the Israel Defense Forces are using them sufficiently.
For the US state department to say this publicly? Oh yeah, it’s a big deal.
US’s Israel policy doesn’t shift adroitly— considering it has never shifted, not ever.
So, yeah, this means things have changed. That was the point of all those protests, right?
Edit: think it hasn’t shifted enough? Keep protesting!!! it works!