Marco Rubio’s trip to Israel occurs despite the fact that US president Donald Trump was upset by Tuesday’s Israeli bombing against leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement in Catar, Washington’s ally
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, begins on September 14 a visit to Israel, after reiterating Washington’s unwavering support to his ally in his war against Hamas, despite the attack to Qatar that has raised the international sentence.
Marco Rubio’s trip to Israel occurs despite the fact that US President Donald Trump was upset by Tuesday’s Israeli bombing against leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement in Catar, Washington’s ally.
The United States has since seeks a balance, trying not to offend Catar, which houses the largest American military base in the Gulf, and forgive the Jewish state, of which it is the traditional protector in the international scene.
The bombing “will not change the nature of our relationship with Israel, but we will have to talk about it, the impact it will have,” said the Secretary of State for journalists before his departure.
According to the State Department, the objective of Rubio’s trip is to guarantee Israel the support of the United States, before the next recognition of a Palestinian State by several countries in the UN General Assembly.
In Jerusalem, Rubio plans to visit the Wall of Lords on Sunday in the company of Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the office of the Israeli Prime Minister. On Monday you have several meetings before your departure on Tuesday.
Protests in Israel after the attacks on Qatar
The attack on Catar was at the center of the demonstrations organized on Saturday night in several cities in the country, since it has caused great concern among the relatives of the Israelis who are still detained in Gaza.
For the families of the hostages, «the operation carried out in Qatar demonstrates without a doubt that there is an obstacle to the return of hostages and the end of the war: it is the Israeli prime minister. Every time an agreement is reached, Netanyahu Sabotea it, ”said the Hostage Families forum in a statement.
In the demonstration, ITSIK, the father of the hostage Eytan Horn, states that “those who really want to bring hostages home do not seek to explode the Hamas negotiating team while discussing the release of my son and the other hostages.”
Like every week, a protester carries the portrait of a Gaza girl killed by an Israeli bombing, and who has the same name as her, Talk. «It is typical of Bibi Netanyahu doing something like that. And rightly, we will pay a political price for this attack. The state of Israel is directed by a group of lunatics, ”he estimates.
For the cartoonist Michel Kichka, by Cartooning For Peace, the attack in Doha raises many questions: «Above all, the question to be asked is: in what way, that this has been successful or not, advances in the liberation of the hostages? And the answer is: nothing. How does this strengthen Bibi at his electoral base? The answer is: a lot. And where does it leave us? The answer is: I have no idea!
Meanwhile, the Israeli army is intensifying its attacks in the Palestinian territory and preparing for the beginning of the land offensive in the city of Gaza.
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