US State Department spokesperson questioned about using collective punishment as leverage with Hamas

“Your position is that no Palestinian civilians should be killed, so why do you raise that as a point?”
BBC correspondent Tom Bateman pressured US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Wednesday about citing continued Palestinian civilian deaths as a “point of pressure” to force Hamas leadership to accept a ceasefire proposal. Bateman criticised the argument as “contradictory”, highlighting that the US’s position is that no civilians should be killed, to which Miller responded that it is “not an endorsement” but “acknowledging the obvious reality”.
Last week, US President Joe Biden announced a three-phase Israeli proposal that would see first a six-week ceasefire and then the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from all population centres in the enclave.
The Biden administration has repeatedly called on Hamas leadership to accept the deal, despite Israel having yet to sign the deal itself.
The plan also appears nearly identical to the CIA-mediated one Hamas said it was offered in early May. Israel rejected that plan by launching an invasion of Rafah.
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[@huthy88]

My man aged 30 years in 7 months... Must be tough keeping track of all the lies

[@thecutestcatfamily]

He aged another 10 in these 5 minutes

[@Lynn-i2w]

Hypocrisy. The U.S. state department should not be part of the negotiations. It is too biased. The U.S. government should be following the Leahy Law and stop sending weapons to Israel because of the murder and starvation of civilians. The state department rewrote a report to provide cover for Israeli crimes.

[@DAVEBROWNE2004]

We are blessed with Yiddish scholars who rewrite our laws and redefine the English language.

[@JordanKahele]

Let me take a wild guess quote 'use anti-semetic against people who criticize Israel'. What's the reason for that are you guys in denial bout something because I can understand that now and being victimized is a terrible way to live it's not going to solve anything..

[@bailee7696]

And Qatar should stop housing Hamas

[@Lynn-i2w]

@@bailee7696 Leahy law was broken

[@prsimoibn2710]

This vampire needs to go to jail

[@sheba8433]

Why should Hamas accept just what Israel wants !

[@johnsmith1474]

Did the teach, "how to use a '?'" at your school?

[@uzairaftab7608]

​@@johnsmith1474 did they teach how to write "they" at yours? What a foolish and irrelevant comment John 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Ganpignanus]

@@uzairaftab7608 it's a pro izzy troll. slithering around.

[@iq-ride9329]

So you are killing people to put pressure on Hamas? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣,

[@AByers-ty3yh]

That’s what he explicitly said. While trying to deny that he said it. What is more disturbing is that according to him, Biden said it too.

[@lightbeings6243]

Welcome to new age hypocrits.

[@somtA-g6z]

That's exactly what he is admitting..war criminal that he is

[@marshall3278]

That is actually the literal definition of terrorism; killing innocent civilians for political purposes

[@Aetherius_Rex]

Master Miller: wicked witch-gaslighter of the West

[@SharminAkter-eg3ke]

He is biggest liar on the Earth

[@kman5768]

No the zionists are the biggest liars!

[@cheemengkang2763]

Unprecedented USA Hypocrisy

[@Omar_Al_Seddik]

Unprecedented? The USA government officials are hypocrisy incarnate and always have been.

[@mohamedabdelhalim3451]

I agree, just not with the unprecedented part

[@Base612]

Totally ordinary US hypocrisy

[@bailee7696]

Muslim hypocrisy. Turning a blind eye to the Chinese Muslim while freaking out over Israel

[@enigma1000]

But the death and destruction since October 7 is almost entirely the action of Israel and their IDF using obscene levels of force, enabled by US weapons, primarily targeted at defenceless Palestinian civilians. Collective punishment of civilians, which is a war crime.

[@bombsingaza]

Martin Miller and John Kirby, the Eichmann types. I say no more. 🙇‍♀️

[@Lynn-i2w]

Add Blinken to that list.

[@malikzainhaider4135]

din't forget Patel.

[@bombsingaza]

@@Lynn-i2w : Accidentally forgot! ❤️

[@johnsmith1474]

You need to spend more hours wasting time studying your emoticons.

[@Radarcar]

It was never a war.

[@maestrofrags3436]

This Matt i cant understand how did he reach that age and lead a life with how horrible he is.

[@مترجمنصوص]

He fits right in with western white nations politics

[@Yasinarbi]

can we nominate this guy for oscar or Noble prize for being a pro shameless Liar? 😆

[@somtA-g6z]

Mafia in a broad daylight

[@Reflectxionist]

You still here talking to these robots? They don't care. They are there to lie. nothing else. ITs not their families suffering so they aren't decent enough to care.

[@bojanvukobradovic2504]

That man must be arrested.

[@libistur]

Which man must be arrested? The spokesperson or the journalist? And who will issue the arrest warrant? ICC,biden or hamas ? For what crime?

[@TheAce2445]

This clown of a spokesperson not understanding the question asked. Can't expect much from the US Government

[@geetagssw3343]

Exactly!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fariselail]

These guys have no conscience.. Something evil About their mindset

[@rebeccamendible6833]

Miller and Biden wipe those smiles OFF YOUR FACE. GET OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE! FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@Emmadaniels100]

War crimes can not be erase!

[@NWonderWhy]

Thank you to the Journalist! 🙏🏻

[@bugwandis]

Ask him who has killed them.

[@dinoOvranic]

Rat

[@magspies]

u are insulting rats.

[@dinoOvranic]

@@magspies you are right.. MB 😅

[@merciakhalil9735]

Temporary isn’t peace deal! Something is behind.

[@lydapuleston9730]

This is getting more pained with each passing day. They are the only ones that don’t see the writing on the wall. The whole world is watching horrific war crimes every day on their smartphones.

[@mdumairmdumair5183]

Free Palestine 🇮🇳 🤝 🇵🇸

[@kamranaspasajevas4650]

Stop Genocide

[@vilunu]

So they accept they are murderers

[@mohammadhussain8090]

Turning into actual vampire each day

[@clementine2938]

You're so right..he's actually starting to look like dracula..

[@Ganpignanus]

he always was

[@lightbeings6243]

The proposal on the table is about blackmailing of collective punidhmnt.

[@user-wo8Iw9km4w]

He cant hold his laugh 😂😂😂 the US government spokesman! 😂😂😂

[@Hash6624]

Imagine this guy as Pinocchio, nose would stretch over the entirety of Gaza

[@Nigelzenig]

Should good journalists just boycott these outrageous press conferences

[@jjboys215]

I really, really, really don't like this WAR CRIMINAL!!!

[@lilbb713]

Asking the single most important question. Thank you! The next question is: will Israel ( and the US) continue killing innocent civilians if Hamas does not accept this deal? We all know the answer but it’ll be good to hear their creative answer.

[@Roberta-gl2by]

The only good thing about this clip is that it shows at least some of the journalists (dunno about all) are carefully enunciating questions that are concise and relevant. Of course the problem is that there's zero chance of them getting a straightforward answer. Have you ever heard such a word salad answer...? Well yes, pretty much all the time, but here.. here it's so much more obvious and tragic. I still DO NOT understand why they think this is OK.

[@mohamedabees7303]

This guy is killer

[@naymatunc-rc6vs]

He means otherwise

[@joachimAl]

Finally some truth, it's definitely been collective punishment for the Palestinian people until Hamas are forced into Surrendering. Will the resistance end?

[@usenan]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!... Instead of pressuring Israel to stop killing civilians, you want to leverage Israel's atrocities against Hamas to force them to accept the terms of their occupier? The U.S. government is equally responsible for the genocide Israel is committing against the Palestinians!

[@CinemaRescored]

"We want to avoid war...by sending more weapons to the oppressor".

[@thecutestcatfamily]

Well said. He is caught and he can't breathe

[@blackbird4046]

Relevant question: Aren't the hostages from "Jericho Wall" -- hostages who also survived the Hannibal Directive -- still in Gaza?

[@paddydalton2373]

Wow Perfect Question.. And As Usual The Hamas Word Springs Up😮

[@patience__perseverance3071]

Must admit, that is an excellent question. Top journalism there.

[@ghassan8674]

Pure Evil sadist

[@Tuono-bw5eu]

The audicity to lie knowing others knows he is lying

[@MysteryFaceX]

Condemning collective punishment while simultaneously leveraging it.

[@Ahmed-og2jm]

Couldn't make it any clearer

[@laserprawn]

This man has, in fact, little contact with reality.

[@marwaahmed9949]

Thank you for the question always in my mind

[@steve7236]

Count Smirkula lying again

[@bhupendraparekh6225]

Mathew Miller is the spitting image of jack the ripper

[@halimrahman]

Tremendous death? Then why send more weapons?

[@JP-fi5ku]

This man is smirking whilst discussing the killing of innocent people. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@sjmousavi8754]

Not a single word, this man and his alike say is true. Absolute 💯 lies. The state department is the mother of all upheavals.

[@Molly-n1n]

Partial ceasefire not permanent, IDF needs a break to rejuvenate and come back to continue war crimes and genocide? Is US planning their Holiday trip?

[@johnomalley760]

Incredible stupidly from the US Administration

[@thelaughingstormbornagain1297]

I died when that ghoul said "the war will end........for at least 6 weeks." Wow, so it wouldn't end? Im going to need verification that a place in hell is being warmed up for him.

[@maoritrustee-io3hw]

Then go back to the country who declared war on Palestine, who is and has been since 1967 a illegal occupational force, internationally known as in the highest echolons of international and humanitarian law. Palestinians have had the legal rights to defend themselves since 1967 from occupation.🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 No bible or Balfour declaration needed, fact is fact

[@guusvandermeulen7210]

The way to avoid that is to agree on a permanent ceasefire, not a ceasefire for 6 weeks

[@onepom63]

Liar, Liar pants on fire

[@68zayne]

Hipocrisy, Hippocrates, Hippocratic Hakkkktuihhh

[@bernardmousse4152]

It is less a global punishment than a ethnic cleaning. They are working hard to empty Palestine from palestiniens. This is the last step before a complete expropriation.

[@touhidghasemi7093]

It is becoming harder and harder for them to justify their actions and policies.

[@elchinalakbarov9787]

Look at his eyes you will understand that he is a great lier

[@RawaHiz-mc2fs]

Remember people this guy is a US R.obot

[@AhJodie]

The journalist is fabulous!

[@Henbot]

Can kinda see this as truth giveaway. It’s not surprising it what they did in Second Boa War the British - which IDF lot like that annihilated families of the boa fighters to make them surrender

[@VassilkaMorrison-pd7ip]

His smirk looks like Satan

[@azrasiddiqui3360]

End war....

[@Mac-ix4qp]

He is as bad at doing these pressers as everyone else in the Administration. Interrupting, and overly defensive. Sounds smug and arrogant, not a great state of mind for a Diplomat. Might as well be as snarly as an IDF spokesperson.

[@farnez2296]

This gale they're playing, it's really something foolproof.

[@FuadM-zn9cb]

Its like now a days they are runing out of lies

[@dkhan3233]

So accepting the reality civilians are being killed is why hamas needs to accept the deal but accepting civilians are being killed so America stops sending arms and money to Israel and have them found guilty for crimes against humanity is a No Noo

[@ALMH199]

Read my mind brother !

[@RafiqulIslam-kp5ce]

Reloading amunition in the name of Ceasefire once again

[@todaysevents7503]

Why is 6 a common number with these folks

[@mysticjoy2924]

Oh he has No shame Matt doing the Snakey 🐍 one as Usual..its sickening

[@mrji1680]

What a clown 🤡

[@TheBadgerr]

Can your european and american politicians stop talking over what they cant answer as avoidance

[@Smith944]

i swear that his nose is getting longer every time he speaks.

[@AminK247]

The question was supposed to be “how the Israelis decline their own ceasefire deal” at least what president Baiden has said

[@subhanisalih7127]

one of that is Protecting Isreal from Defeat

[@Kainthemain]

What’s even the point of that’s questioning. They just lie. They should stand and explain all this in front of a judge

[@renamohammed45]

Bullshit talk as usual

[@Motorfreek1969]

Goebbels spokesman!

[@omarhijazin7209]

MAFIA

[@20009611a]

Who is providing the weapons

[@adamkarimian7137]

Looks like Dracula

[@SamChow-d8w]

Pinocchio……!

[@maiasuga]

Arrest warrant now

[@AstralTash]

He looks like a vampire

[@Vassi_Drakonov]

I can't stand that guy. The face of a hypocrite and shameless liar.

[@bcscholporteboshiMath]

Hypocrisy......

[@alrabbi6194]

Honestly, the interviewer should have asked, "Then why aren't you applying the same pressure on Israel? Because it's Israel that's killing Palestinians, not Hamas."

[@joemama5259]

Peewee Herman gets worse and worse by the day

[@sabrinasanford2018]

This is exactly like the MeToo movement…. Condemning rape and harassment, while encouraging sexual freedom

[@aymanbourchachene7363]

He is talking about the reality of the genocide as if it is a natural disaster. Not something he is actively doing and can stop at any second.

[@MerrilyMerrilyMerrily]

No, the proposal on the table is if you want Israel to stop its slaughter of unarmed innocent civilians you will agree to these terms. Ipso facto the US in particular is using civilian lives as a bargaining chip.

[@sal78623]

ICC what’s taking so long to bring charges EVIDENCE IS CRYSTAL CLEAR

[@MutiaraSeniPujangga]

Hmmm

[@elizabethml4449]

Hear same words ..Liar Trumpet Zionests