(AP-Washington Post) Barry Schweid - Amid the uproar over Israel's raid on the flotilla bringing aid to Gaza, it's important to note what is not happening. The United States, unlike most of the world, is not chastising Israel. On Tuesday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs did not question Israel's motives in trying to enforce its 3-year-old blockade of Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas, designated by the State Department as a foreign terrorist organization. The aim, he pointed out at a White House briefing, is to keep weapons out of the territory. Gibbs said the U.S. is "working to improve the humanitarian conditions" in Gaza. At the same time, he stressed the administration was "greatly supportive" of Israel's security and "that's not going to change." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also did not call for an end to the blockade.
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