Washington – White House: UN School Shelling ‘Indefensible’

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    Palestinians look at a donkey which witnesses said was wounded in Israeli shelling, outside a United Nation-run school sheltering Palestinians displaced by an Israeli ground offensive, that was also hit by the shelling, in Jebalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip July 30, 2014. ReutersWashington – The White House says there is little doubt Israeli artillery hit a United Nations school in Gaza and is casting the shelling as “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.”

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    White House spokesman Josh Earnest cited statements from the U.N. blaming Israel for the shelling, as well as the Israeli government’s acknowledgement that it was firing in the area of the school. Earnest says that while the U.S. supports a full investigation into the matter, “it does not appear there’s a lot of doubt about whose artillery was involved.”

    In its initial statements after the shelling, the White House condemned the attack but specifically did not assign responsibility.

    Earnest reiterated that Israel can do more to ensure the safety of civilians in the clashes between Israel and Hamas.


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    sndinc
    sndinc
    9 years ago

    what can one e3xpect from an obama spokesman! Shame on this govt

    True_Chassid
    True_Chassid
    9 years ago

    Bunch of Schmucks!

    9 years ago

    Short-term memories, those yanks.

    Don’t they remember when, during the 1st Gulf War, US forces destroyed a munitions dump underneath a bomb-shelter full of civilians? Dozens of civilians were killed. No apology, just mealy-mouthed excuses

    radrad
    radrad
    9 years ago

    So how would Obama run the war – if fired upon not return fire?

    The_Truth
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    The_Truth
    9 years ago

    They should first issue a statement that Hamas storing & firing weapons from within the school is “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.”

    Then they should issue a statement that Hamas firing rockets into Israel at totally civilian populations is “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.”

    Then they should issue a statement that Hamas using civilian women and children as human shields is “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.”

    Then retract the statement “it does not appear there’s a lot of doubt about whose artillery was involved” without making conclusions before they start, and should then try to perform full independent investigation as to who was at fault.

    But sadly none of that will ever actually happen.

    benvin
    benvin
    9 years ago

    “Israel can do more to ensure the safety of civilians”.. The only way to “do more” is by endangering our soldiers and civilians. So no, I hope Israel will not “do more”. Israel is doing more than enough and the “doing more” has cost lives – too many lives.

    9 years ago

    Really, Mr Obama,? could we call for new elections in this country or not???

    Sherree
    Sherree
    9 years ago

    Until the “White House” receives confirmation from Israel that the rockets were theirs the White House should keep their big mouths shut. Furthermore, the White house did NOT come out to condemn the UN for aiding and abetting the terrorists there for, the White House is showing their bias. And lastly, the White House neglects to mention that when the IDF instructs people to move out of harms way, THEY SHOULD MOVE OUT OF HARMS WAY!!

    9 years ago

    Mmm looks like husein is really upset and is finding a way for payback…

    9 years ago

    boy if we thought israel could depend on its strongest ally in the west the good ol
    US OF A we are in for a rude awakening
    eyn lunu ela aveenu shbashumayim!

    9 years ago

    the house should really have started the impeachment proceedings against pres obama hes a disgrace to the office he occupies.he really screwed up our country,what took 231 years to build he destroyed in his 6 years occupying the whitehouse and i use the word occupy as he hasnt done one good thing to benefit the country in general the only one who benefited were himself and the enemy countries of the united states

    fat36
    fat36
    9 years ago

    Here it goes the animal-rights people finally they could swing into action to be a part of it

    9 years ago

    Oh, now I really am upset. A poor innocent donkey got hurt.

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    9 years ago

    Why are concerned about this? The Israeli government has officially stated that bomb was not one of theirs. They said the bob, which landed exactly in the center of the courtyard, and which was observed by Israeli cameras that were just looking there for some innocent reason, was an off-course Hamas rocket. In fact, it killed so many innocent people that it was the deadliest Hamas rocket ever seen.

    So, no worries. The Israelis said Hamas did it. Case closed.

    Benabenja
    Benabenja
    9 years ago

    The arabs overthere use donkeys as suicide-bombing-animals thus animal activists should find out easily who their first target is.

    9 years ago

    Is this the same building that the Italian journalist said was attacked by a misfired Hamas rocket? Or was that a different one?

    Rafuel
    Rafuel
    9 years ago

    So all you good Jewish men and a girl who posted the previous 17 posts, especially that half of you who supported Barack Hussein a mere fortnight ago (you know who you are), do you miss George W. Bush yet?