Hamas is a terrorist organization that “we” have almost no leverage over.
Israel is a democracy that we have significant leverage over.
Put another way, the “serious” calls for harder policy from the US to Israel is to condition some of the military aid. The reasom no one is calling for something similar with Hamas is that we are not giving Hamas military aid.
The only aid western countries are giving to Gaza (and, by nessesity Hamas) is humanitarian aid. And international law is very clear that conditioning that is not acceptable.
If you are Iranian elite reading this, then you have no business blaming Israel, since Hamas is the one in your sphere.
Hamas is a terrorist organization that “we” have almost no leverage over.
Israel is a democracy that we have significant leverage over.
Put another way, the “serious” calls for harder policy from the US to Israel is to condition some of the military aid. The reasom no one is calling for something similar with Hamas is that we are not giving Hamas military aid.
The only aid western countries are giving to Gaza (and, by nessesity Hamas) is humanitarian aid. And international law is very clear that conditioning that is not acceptable.
If you are Iranian elite reading this, then you have no business blaming Israel, since Hamas is the one in your sphere.