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The Biden administration has been anything but pro-Israel since the barely sentient president took office, first as vice president under anti-Zionist Obama, now as the alleged President. So it's no wonder his administration has blamed Israel's IDF [Israeli Defense Forces] for the tragic shooting death of a Palestinian toddler.
[H/T Times of Israel]
The incident took place on Tuesday during a firefight initiated by the Palestinian terrorists and responded to by the IDF. But the Biden administration did not take that into account, and in a statement called for Israel to reevaluate its use-of-force policies.
Just because terrorists begin shooting at you, is no reason to shoot back.
The circumstances were never mentioned in which the child, Mohammed Tamimi was shot, nor did it mention that the gunfire was initiated by terrorists.
“We express our condolences to the family of Mohammed Tamimi. We urge Israel to evaluate all use of deadly force that involves civilian casualties and we call on Israeli and Palestinian leadership to take responsible actions to end the conflict,” the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs said in a statement.
Last week, Mohammed Tamimi, 2, and his father Haitham, were accidentally shot by Israeli soldiers after terrorists fired on a checkpoint near the Jewish community of Neve Tzuf in Samaria.
To the credit of the terrorists, this time they did not intentionally shoot at school buses or shoot rockets at civilian targets like schools, synagogues or public areas. But let's not forget that they have in the past while Israel has done everything within reason to minimize harming non-combatants.
Initial reports suggested that the pair were shot by terrorists, but the IDF has since acknowledged responsibility for the shooting. The father and son were sitting in a car nearby to where the terrorists, not caring to assess the situation, irresponsibly began shooting at troops and were struck by errant shots from the IDF as they returned fire.
The Biden administration failed to acknowledge that important fact.
Haitham Tamimi was rushed to a local hospital near Ramallah, and Mohammed was airlifted to Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan. After several days in intensive care, the toddler died on Monday.
State Department Spokesman Vedant Patel conveniently forgot to mention that the shooting occurred during a firefight with terrorists, who typically choose to shoot at troops while being surrounded by civilians, because if they inadvertently get killed by the Israelis, it makes for great propaganda. This is why they often fire rockets into Israel from schools or mosques because the Israelis, they know, will not fire back.
“It’s our understanding that the IDF is investigating the incident, and broadly speaking, we urge investigations into any operations that result in civilian casualties,” Patel said on Tuesday at a press briefing.
Ironically, Patel has not said the same to the Hamassholes who intentionally target Israeli civilians.
The Israeli military told the Times of Israel that it was launching a thorough review of troops’ actions and the circumstances surrounding Tamimi’s death.
“The incident is being investigated in depth,” the IDF said. “At the end of the inquiry and taking into account its findings, a decision will be made regarding the opening of a probe.”
The Israeli military told the Times of Israel that it was launching a thorough review of troops’ actions and the circumstances surrounding Tamimi’s death.
“The incident is being investigated in depth,” the IDF said. “At the end of the inquiry and taking into account its findings, a decision will be made regarding the opening of a probe.”
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