Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ibrahim Sharqieh, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Doha Centre, says the response of Barack Obama, US president, to the escalating violence in Gaza has been "perfectly in line with the traditional response" from the White House.
This response, Sharqieh told Al Jazeera's Darren Jordon, includes "accusing one party ... the Palestinians", and holding them responsible for the escalating violence.
This rhetoric, said Sharqieh, is "contributing to the crisis", rather than solving it.
Conversely, he said "the Brits are getting it ... [that] this escalation is not helping any party".
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