Published on December 2, 2023, 1:52 am

The entrenched critique against Antony Blinken, Joe Biden’s Secretary of state, has just been ramped up with terms like “Iran-loving, Hamas-appeasing” used to portray Blinken’s handling of his duties. In the newest criticism, context is provided by recent leaked comments from a confidential discussion involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war advisors with Blinken as chief representative for the Biden Administration.

During this meeting, Blinken shockingly advised Israel that its military interventions in Southern Gaza could not continue in the manner they had previously proceeded in the north following the dreadful events of October 7’s terrorist attack from Hamas. The result was an explicit warning to Netanyahu that Israel did not have carte blanche to annihilate Hamas and only had a limited time window left.

Quotes attributed to Blinken during the meeting include: “You can’t operate in southern Gaza…There are two million Palestinians there.”, and demanding a reduction in civilian displacement. Questioning their method of operation, Blinken got direct replies from Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant about their objectives and allegiances to principles including proportionality and distinction.

Incredibly, Blinken then audaciously responded: “I don’t think you have the credit for that.” This response raised eyebrows given its source – Antony Blinken – who has been widely discredited even amidst serious affairs like this one involving Jewish persecution-an unprecedented scale since the Holocaust era.

Veteran conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt summarized it aptly calling it one of “the worst diplomatic faceplants in history”. He further highlighted how such dealings might give Hamas a false impression about Israel’s resolve for their destruction while erroneously suggesting US attempts at restraint towards Israel.

Adding fuel to fire was Hewitt’s conjecture about Israel potentially leaking meeting details to provoke miscalculations from Hamas based on perceived pressure from the US on Israeli government. This, he suggests, could be a ploy to spur a reckless move from Hamas and provide the IDF with impetus to re-initiate intensive combat.

Recent events seem to align with this hypothesis. Israel started air strikes again in southern Gaza following an attack by Hamas into the Jewish state making Hewitt’s theory possible.

The sharpest response to Blinken came from Fox News host Mark Levin who openly questioned Blinken’s abusive power and designated him as a “Hamas-appeasing buffoon”. His sentiments underline another dimension of critique against Biden-administration officials like Biden himself, Alejandro Mayorkas, and Antony Blinken referring to them as some of the most incompetently clueless individuals ever to serve in the U.S. government.

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