In the U.S., right-wing Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina has called for the complete destruction of the Gaza Strip. On Capitol Hill, Graham said: “We’re in a religious war here. I am with Israel. Do whatever the hell you have to do to defend yourself. Level the place.”
The group Jewish Voice for Peace has called for the U.S. to restrain Israel, writing”: “The U.S. must work to immediately de-escalate to prevent the further loss of life, and not fuel and exacerbate the violence by sending more weapons to Israel. There is only one way to end violence: to address its root cause, 75 years of Israeli military occupation and apartheid. We must end U.S. complicity in this systemic oppression.”
