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Arab forces will not go to Gaza, says Jordanian minister in rebuke of Israel (www.theguardian.com)
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Safadi, in a no-holds-barred attack on Israel and the cover being provided by the US, said faith in peaceful negotiation and international law was being destroyed by the west’s refusal to rein in Israel.

The credibility of international law had fallen victim to its selective application, he said. “If any other country in the world did a fragment of what Israel did, it would have sanctions imposed on it from every corner of the world.”

He said even those who accepted Israel was acting in self-defence “keep telling Israel to act within international law. It is not, so where do we go from here? Keep telling them to do it? They keep refusing to do it. People are being killed day in and day out.”

He said: “International law has to apply to all. The message seems to be that Israel can do whatever it wants. That is what the world is seeing, [that] Israel is above the law.”

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[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 14 points 1 year ago

Israel has insisted the authority will have no role for some years and, in a demonstration of its dislike, barred the authority’s foreign minister from travelling to Bahrain to speak.

There's no oppression here, nope. /s

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck Israel

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

We shouldn't be wishing badness on all of the people in the entire country. Better to specify "Israeli government" or something more precise.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jordan is so full of shit its not even funny. Israel has been shoveling palestinian refugees in jordan all its existence, and jordan has amerikka military installations and helps transport into israel even now

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Whatever you think about Jordan, Safadi is not wrong about the fact that Israel flouting international law is further destroying the credibility of the West in the eyes of the world.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Jordan’s foreign minister has said Arab troops will not go to Gaza as he delivered a blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas.

Ayman Safadi clashed with Joe Biden’s senior Middle East adviser on Saturday, saying a humanitarian pause should not be conditional on the release of hostages held by Hamas.

The US envoy, Brett McGurk, said the onus was on Hamas to release hostages as a pathway to humanitarian aid increasing and a pause in the fighting.

The pair were addressing the IISS Manama Dialogue security summit in Bahrain, where Arab anger towards Israel’s refusal to negotiate a two-state solution was repeatedly voiced.

At the same event, the EU foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, indicated he believed Israel could face charges at the international criminal court, adding: “One horror does not justify another.”

“All of us have to speak loud and clear about the catastrophe that the Israeli war is bringing, not just on Gaza, but on the region in general.

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