‘Heard of Dresden?’: US Israel Envoy Defends Gaza Takeover Plan Against Criticism

The Israeli plan, approved early Friday by the government’s security cabinet, involves disarming Hamas, returning all hostages, demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, establishing Israeli security control of Gaza, and setting up a new administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority.

The military escalation comes amid increasingly urgent international condemnation over the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Even Germany, one of Israel’s staunchest European allies, has suspended some arms exports to Israel in response.

Huckabee referred to events of the Second World War in his response to Starmer, saying: “Did [the] UK surrender to Nazis and drop food to them? Ever heard of Dresden, PM Starmer? That wasn’t food you dropped. If you had been PM then, [the] UK would be speaking German!”

The German city of Dresden was largely destroyed after being subjected to some of the heaviest bombing of World War II by British and American forces.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz also defended his government’s plan, saying on X that countries that “condemn and threaten sanctions will not weaken our resolve.”


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  1. Dorothy Solitaire Avatar
    Dorothy Solitaire

    Such a charming mix of historical references and contemporary diplomacy! Nothing like a little Dresden nostalgia to spice up a conversation about humanitarian crises, eh? 😏💼

  2. pitfall Avatar

    Just what we needed, another history lesson from the US envoy—because clearly, the best way to handle a humanitarian crisis is to sprinkle in some WWII nostalgia. 🤦‍♂️ As if we haven’t already got enough on our plates! 🍽️

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