US Senate pressuring Obama to defend Israel amid clashes with Palestinian protesters
The US Senate is pressuring President Barack Obama to denounce attacks against "innocent Israeli civilians" amid a surge in the regime's violence against Palestinian protesters.
More than 70 Palestinians have been killed and over 2,600 injured by Israeli soldiers during the month of October alone.
The senators, among whom are Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) both running for the 2016 presidential election, are backing a resolution to pressure Obama as well as the international community to show "solidarity" with Israel after the alleged attacks.
They also want Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to take steps in an attempt to stop the violence.
Senator Richard Blumenthal said in a statement that he supports Israel "in defending itself against these tragic and indiscriminate Palestinian terror attacks against Israeli citizens."
"Repeated reprehensible attacks on innocent Israeli civilians follow President Abbas’ dangerous disavowal of commitments made during the peace process. These attacks must be stopped," he added.
Blumenthal was referring to stabbing incidents allegedly by Palestinians against Israelis as tensions were running even higher over the past several weeks between the Israeli regime and Palestinians in the occupied territories.
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced last month that Israel and Jordan have agreed to take steps to ease tensions at al-Aqsa Mosque.
The senators are using the proposal to support the agreement as well as the need for installing security cameras to help with round-the-clock video monitoring.
Ted Cruz, a GOP presidential candidate, said earlier that Kerry should resign if he is not willing to disavow comments claiming Israelis have some responsibility for the violence.
Israeli soldiers have attacked and injured dozens of Palestinians who have held rallies against Tel Aviv’s military assaults on the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The regime forces have also applied sweeping restrictions on entry into the compound.
The al-Aqsa Mosque is Islam’s third holiest site after Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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