US State Department Spokesman Cracks Joke About Israel's Starvation Blockade on Gaza
US State Department Spokesman Cracks Joke About Israel's Starvation Blockade on Gaza
State Department spokesman Matt Miller on Monday made a joke and laughed when pressed about Israel failing to meet US requests to allow more aid into Gaza as it's imposing a starvation blockade on the northern part of the Strip. The Biden administration sent a letter to Israeli officials on…
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When asked about the aid levels, Miller acknowledged Israel has “failed” to meet US requests so far but said there was still time until the 30-day deadline and that the US wouldn’t give a “grade” to Israel just yet. “It’s not the end of the semester. You don’t give out – you don’t hand out grades in the middle,” he said while laughing.
Calling that a joke seems... generous.