US, UK and EU condemns remarks by Israel’s Smotrich on starving Palestinians

Some of Israel's closest allies have condemned comments made by Minister Bezalel Smotrich about letting two million Palestinians die of hunger.
Smotrich claimed it might be justified and moral to let them starve until Israeli captives are returned.
Those comments have been heavily criticised by the US, UK and European Union on Thursday.

Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle has more on the US reaction from Washington, DC.

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[holaclive]

They are sending weapons to Israel, crocodile tears.

[danielmfletch]

The Americans are appalled that he said it out loud. That's it.

[Kasim]

US UK and EU has already shown their true colors

[Vorname_Nachnahme]

People have to understand that Smotrich's statements *_ARE_* Israel. Israel doesn't exist seperate from this dirt ...

[ernestolynch]

"Israel" and "morality" is a great oxymoron.

[QWERDQ_]

Condemn? Why don’t they declare him as a terrorist? He has done more than any other recent terrorist…

[maybraik]

They only condemn the confession, they never condemned the reality on the ground 😢

[nadiakhan]

CONDEMNING is NOT UN needs to arrest this horrid creature 😮

[doctorspock]

Condemnation does not BRING BACK THE MURDERED

[bogsbin]

hypocrisy, hypocrisy! hypocrisy, hypocrisy US, UK, & EU

[andrewgraham]

No, there absolutely is not pressure from the US, just talk, and more talk, and more talk. Talk is cheap, as weapons and money continue flowing to the murderous state of Israel.

[radamest]

Verbal condemnation without ACTION is hypocrisy.

[shawnhenderson]

They keep telling you who they are, yet people keep denying it

[giovannaroth]

They should all do more than just condemn. I am from Europe but I am sick and tired by the levels of hypocrisy, double standards and corruption in the EU. They call themselves democracies but every time you protest about something that goes against them or their masters they come down on you.

[josephdebri]

I don't know why the US is 'disgusted'. After all they have been supporting this for 9 months, and it's not the first time they've said it.

[InsightWithZaid]

Why act as if this is the first time this type of message has come out of Israel? The West actually applauded such rhetoric, and now wants to act shocked.

[zw]

So basically the U.S went "That's not nice" and kept giving money

[SmellyPajeet]

They only condemn to make themselves look good

[OlgaConnolly-hi]

Shame on the USA UK EU israel and Arab countries. The whole world can see right through all of you. This is such a sick, corrupt world.

[johnjames]

Well, to be perfectly blunt, us Congress was apparently not appalled, as they allowed Israel's chief of genocide a fawning and unwavering welcome and demonstrated their absolute approval of these heinous policies, with multiple standing ovations, to that same, war criminal!!