In rare moment of being right Biden sides with Israel
Vice president says Israel has a right to know whether arms are being smuggled in to Hamas-controlled Gaza
via FOXNews.com
Vice President Joe Biden backed Israel’s right to board ships bound for Gaza to prevent weapons smuggling on Wednesday, but said Washington remained concerned about the plight of Palestinians there.
Israeli commandos boarded a flotilla of six aid vessels trying to break Israel’s three-year-old naval blockade of the Palestinian enclave on Monday. Nine activists were killed in the assault and dozens injured, including some commandos.
The U.S. has been careful in its response to the deadly raid and has not joined the international condemnation of Israel’s use of force to stop the ships after its commandos were attacked as they rappelled down from helicopters.
“Israel has an absolute right to deal with its security interest,” Biden said in an interview on PBS’s “Charlie Rose” show, while reiterating the Obama administration’s support for a transparent, impartial investigation of what happened.
The aim of the Israeli commando operation had been to seize control of the ships and escort them to Israel’s Ashdod port. From there, Israeli authorities had promised to transfer the seized cargo to Hamas-controlled Gaza.
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