BIDEN ADMIN EQUATES PALESTINIAN TERRORISM WITH ISRAELI SELF-DEFENSE
Assessment: Obama/Biden redux, moral equivalence between Jacob and Esau …
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday called on both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to “de-escalate” soaring tensions in the West Bank, known in Israel as Judea and Samaria.
“This year alone, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank and more than 30 in Gaza, while more than 20 Israelis and other civilians have been killed in terrorist attacks,” Price stated.
“So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father [a]are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Genesis 27:41
“We call on all parties to do everything in their power to de-escalate the situation and return to a period of calm. This is in the interest of all Israelis and Palestinians…. The United States and other international partners stand ready to help but we cannot substitute for vital actions by the parties to mitigate conflict,” he added.