Matthew Miller on Jenin sniper report: ‘You should ask the government of Israel for an explanation’

“You should ask the government of Israel for an explanation.”

During a press briefing on Monday, journalist Prem Thakker questioned US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller regarding a recent report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Israeli snipers killing seven bystanders, including two teenagers and a hospital director, in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

[abracadabra]

We expect the criminals to investigate themselves.

[efsane]

IDF: commits war crimes and genocide
US: investigate yourself please
IDF: we did absolutely nothing
US: great here is more money and weapons

[micocorlione]

This must be a joke that IDF is gone investigate IDF.

[HyacinthFlwer]

Wow! How horribly dismissive of this man. Way beyond deeply shameful.

[oyehoyehoyekyabaathai]

I don't know how DUMB he thinks the rest of the world is.

[MazzyKez]

If Israel will not hold itself accountable, we must.

[samanth]

Stop giving US dollars to them for Nakba.

[SK-iyvi]

Wow, because criminals investigating themselves would really be honest and transparent.

[aal]

These are DAILY incidents, and you ask the criminal to investigate himself.

[biggytough]

So he saying the criminal should investigate itself?! What?!

[timesnewbabylonian]

"We have investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing" 👍

[AbdulkarimBirigigi]

The fact that you are defending Israel, you should be able to answer for their crimes.

[muhammedbashar]

So a murderer investigates the murder? Are you serious?

[MarcusCorbett]

YOU should ask the Israeli government. What a foul piece of work.

[JeelKher]

We have investigated ourselves and found no evidence of wrongdoing.

[eddyhoughton]

Never heard of a murderer conducting his own investigation before.

[coaching.worked]

Have an investigation is like saying Hannibal Lecter will investigate suspicious murders in his neighbourhood

[saints]

He told the reporter that he should ask the government of Israel? He is a representative of the United States and the citizens are against supporting Israel. It is your job to find out what happened.

[shahs]

We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing

[bradleybrazington]

No denial from the US! They know that they are complicit.