“The Israeli ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, says the US has given his government a free hand in its assault on Gaza as the Israeli cabinet ordered a large call up of military reserves, prompting fears of a ground invasion. The Palestinian delegation to Washington condemned the US response to the crisis as ‘biased and weak’, and called on the White House to stop Israel using American-made weapons against civilians. It also described as ‘shameful’ what it called the justification of the murder of Palestinians by countries supporting Israeli actions, including Britain.”
