Editorial: US should join the world’s nations in urging a Gaza cease-fire
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Dec 15, 2023
3 minutes
Israel had broad support from the nations of the world after Hamas’ murderous Oct. 7 attack, its premeditated slaughter of innocent people and its unconscionable taking of civilian hostages. Accounts of sexual assault and horrors even more unspeakable help to explain the ferocity of the Israeli counterattack.
As President Joe Biden has noted, though, Israel is now losing sympathy and global support due to its “indiscriminate bombing” and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of any prospect of a future Palestinian state.
Hamas atrocities, no
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