U.S. & EU Have Massive Blood on Their Hands 8/18/2025

                             U.S. & EU Have Massive Blood on Their Hands

Nicholas Kristof is right: American support for Israel in this war is both a moral and practical failure. Morally, the U.S. and its European allies have enabled a humanitarian catastrophe. By sending weapons and shielding Israel diplomatically, they are complicit in the mass killing, displacement, and starvation of civilians in Gaza. No invocation of Hamas’s crimes excuses policies that deliberately block food, flatten neighborhoods, and destroy hospitals.
Practically, this policy is failing on its own terms. Hamas has not been eliminated, many hostages remain unrescued, and Israel is more isolated than ever. Rather than securing peace, American and European backing has fueled radicalization, widened the conflict, and eroded the West’s global credibility.
The U.S. and EU cannot claim to defend democracy and human rights while financing collective punishment. They must end unconditional military aid, demand a cease-fire and hostage release, and ensure unimpeded humanitarian relief. Anything less leaves massive blood on their hands.