Former President Donald Trump, well on his way to being the Republican candidate for the American presidential election, explicitly expressed his support on Tuesday for the war waged by Israel in the Gaza Strip, at a time when international pressure is increasing for the United States is slowing down its ally.
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Asked on Fox News whether he was “in Israel’s camp,” he replied “yes.”
Asked whether he “agreed” with the way the Israeli army was carrying out its offensive in Gaza, Donald Trump responded: “You have to end the problem,” without specifying what he meant. precisely by “problem”.
This interview was broadcast on the day of “Super Tuesday”, during which fifteen American states held Republican and Democratic primaries, and at a time when President Joe Biden, the only candidate with a chance of winning the Democratic nomination for November election, faces widespread criticism for his support for Israel.
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While the number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 30,631 — mostly women and children — according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, and the population is threatened with famine, the democratic president is increasingly pressed to act, both internationally and through its democratic electoral base.
The war between Israel and Hamas continues in the Gaza Strip since the attack of the Palestinian movement on October 7 on Israeli territory, which left 1,160 dead, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count carried out in from official Israeli data.
In the United States, activist organizations are calling for punishment at the ballot box for the Biden government’s support and funding of Israel, by opting for a blank vote. More than 100,000 people voted blank last week during the Democratic primary in Michigan.
US President Joe Biden has called on Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza before Ramadan, hoping to advance negotiations for a truce in the war with Israel.
