"We have absolutely no regrets of working with both parties, with the Egyptians, with the Qataris, with the Turks, to do everything possible to put in place a prolonged cease-fire," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told CNN on Monday. Psaki would not comment directly on the reported exchange between Netanyahu, Secretary of State John Kerry, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro.
The Associated Press, citing officials familiar with the discussion, said Netanyahu told the Americans he should be "trusted" on his read of Hamas's willingness to abide by a cease-fire agreement.[...]
Still on Monday, Psaki reiterated some of the administration's sharpest criticism to date over Israeli strikes that reportedly killed Palestinians at a United Nations shelter. In a statement issued Sunday, Psaki called the shelling "disgraceful" and said the U.S. was "appalled."
"The sign of a strong relationship is being able to speak out and convey concerns when we have them," Psaki said on CNN. "This is the seventh attack on a school. You've been following this closely. And what we need to determine with the international community is exactly the question you posed: Where do we go from here?"
She added that there was "more that Israel can do to hold themselves to their own standards."
"Every day, the world is watching as innocent civilians are killed, as children are having shrapnel pulled out of their back. I think we can all look to make an evaluation that there's more that can be done," she said.
Blog author's comments - As usual, the Obama administration looks at the surface and makes their emotional pronouncements. Anyone who is paying attention has to wonder which side of the war the Obama administration is on. The solution to the wounding and killing of Palestinians along with the children is simple. Hamas has to stop attacking Israel.
It would also help if Hamas stopped using civilians as human shields, and stopped storing and firing rockets from schools and hospitals in Gaza. The Obama regime, I believe, is baring it’s fangs of anti-Semitism for the entire world to see. Obama is sending aid to the Palestinians, who are then able to finance their endless campaign of rocket attacks against Israel. But the State Department blames Israel for defending itself from the attacks.
