The Center for Economic Policy and Research reviewed the position taken by Latin American leadership on Gaza, finding most countries are pursuing their own foreign policy agendas which can often conflict with those goals of the United States.

The Obama Administration was quick to show support of Israel by declaring they "reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself," and to continue supporting that right with $3 billion each year in direct foreign aid, and another $12-17 billion in indirect aid -- military equipment, loan guarantees and preferential contracts, according to an article in Veterans Today.

In its article, CEPR found that Argentina issued a statement "strongly condemning that Israel -- defying calls by the Security Council, by the Secretary General and by the voices of the international community -- has decided to escalate the crisis by launching a ground offensive."

The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, they wrote, petitioned the United National High Commissioner for Human Rights to consider a case against Israel for "crimes against humanity.

On Thursday, Navi Pillay, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said some of the recent Israeli attacks raise a strong possibility that international law has been violated in a manner that could amount to war crimes. Pillay also condemned the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Hamas into densely populated Israeli areas.

The government of Ecuador called on the State of Israel to exercise maximum restraint and act in accordance with international laws, Chile suspended trade talks with Israel and is considering withdrawing its ambassador. Uruguay condemned the military attacks and Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro condemned the "unjust, disproportionate and illegal military response of the State of Israel against the historic Palestinian nation."