In apparent about face [previously US backed Israel’s decision, withholding aid] Rubio signs onto resumption of Gaza aid
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed onto a joint statement with fellow G7 members — all stances that have not been vocalized by the Trump administration to date, 1. calling for a resumption of aid into Gaza 2. and the establishment of a political horizon for the Palestinians 3. and expressing concern over recent hostilities in the West Bank
The joint statement was still apparently softened at the State Department’s request, 1. containing no mention of a two-state solution 2. and keeping the line on recent West Bank hostilities vague, 3. without any mention of settler violence, which has raged in recent years with very little government pushback
Still Rubio got on board with the lines that seemed out of step with the rhetoric that has so far come from the Trump administration regarding, 1. the West Bank 2. humanitarian aid for Gaza 3. and a political horizon for the Palestinians
Washington hasn’t spoken out once against settler violence since Trump took office 20 January 2025 and Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that removed a sanctions regime that his predecessor Joe Biden had put in place against violent settlers
