Israel’s massively violent and indiscriminate response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, killing more than 22,000 people, including some 10,000 children, has provoked widespread international condemnation.

But while US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have expressed unrestrained outrage at the Hamas violence, their response to the far worse violence by Israel has been tepid at best. Rather than pressure Israel’s government to prevent the killing of civilians, the US has given Israel billions of dollars in aid and provided an endless supply of weaponry, including missiles, bombs and ammunition, which is being used to drive up the number of civilian casualties.

The Biden administration’s stance on the Gaza conflict has prompted many Americans, including the country’s large Palestinian population, to organize protests in cities across the country. These protests have all advocated one strong and moral message: they want the US to use its considerable influence over Israel’s government to force a lasting ceasefire, something it has so far rejected.

These protests have attracted tens of thousands of demonstrators, including many non-Arabs who are equally outraged by the double standards of the American response, which treats Arab lives as inconsequential and Israeli and Jewish lives as sacrosanct.

The one-sided nature of the carnage has fired up........

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