Israel should not let the ICRC visit Hamas prisoners
The Red Cross should be demanding access to the Israeli hostages that Hamas is holding, not seeking to visit Hamas terrorists.
Israel should not grant the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) request to visit Hamas terrorists that Israel has detained in its war with Gaza. The country has no legal obligation to do so and should not even consider it until the ICRC visits the Israeli hostages Hamas abducted on October 7.
For six months, the ICRC has not visited any of the Israeli hostages (how many of whom are still alive is unknown). It failed to deliver the medicines that Israel entrusted to it to give to the hostages. Yet still it has the temerity to demand to visit the Hamas terrorists that Israel has captured.
The demand to visit Hamas detainees, while not visiting Israeli civilian hostages, is the latest example of Israel being held to a higher standard than others. This double standard is a classic hallmark of anti-Semitism.
The Red Cross claims it has tried, but has not been able to get access to the Israeli hostages. At best, this demonstrates its ineffectiveness. At worst, it illustrates bias against Israel.
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