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  • beardown@lemm.eetoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visitEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Israel bombed Rafah and Biden did nothing.

    Biden has consistently given Israel all of the military aid it asks for. The “pause” lasted only a few days. And then Israel bombed Rafah

    There will not be a permanent ceasefire. This is purely optics to make it look like Biden is doing something. And will be used to blame Hamas and justify additional murder when the negotiations inevitably collapse. It is only for optics

    The Republicans are identical to the Dems in terms of policy on the Gazan Genocide. The Dems just use softer language when they exterminate Gazans than the Republicans would.

    I don’t care what language is used. I don’t care about aesthetics. I care about stopping the United States and Israel’s extermination of the Gazans. Biden needs to do that, and to enact systemic regime change in Israel to prevent this from ever happening again

  • beardown@lemm.eetoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visitEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Because Iran is a Russian ally and Russian proxy.

    Yes, but why does that mean stopping US weapons shipments to Israel would cause Iran to invade/attack/etc? Israel has a huge weapons stockpile and is still a Western ally - they just happen to be committing genocide with American funds and bombs.

    Where in the world are you getting the idea that he’s literally “threatening” either?

    https://www.ft.com/content/6700a246-e0cd-49d8-b5ef-d2379e86290f

    “The administration of President Joe Biden will work with Congress on possible sanctions against the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor announced it was seeking arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas officials, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.”

    we temporarily halted shipments earlier this month to put pressure on Netanyahu

    We resumed those shipments and funds, and Israel has since crossed Biden’s red line and attacked Rafah

    Netanyahu’s interests may align with Putin

    Netanyahu/Likud are dictators who control Israel. Until he/they are removed, their interests are Israel’s interests. Which means that Israel is a Russian asset with a stranglehold on American funds thanks to AIPAC

  • beardown@lemm.eetoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visitEnglish
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    5 months ago

    He could deny them weapons, which would inevitably lead to outright war with Iran and an increase in Russian influence in the region

    Why?

    He could fully commit to Netanyahu’s madness (i.e., what Trump wants to do), fully empowering genocide while using no political leverage on Israel.

    Biden is doing this - he is threatening the ICC and ICJ

    He could try to limit the damage by imposing conditions on weapons sales and attempt to thread the needle, recognizing Hamas for the grotesque terrorist organization it is while using political pressure to prevent as much needless death of civilians as possible. This is what Biden is trying to do.

    Biden is not doing this. We have not stopped weapon shipments and have clearly been unable (more like unwilling) to stop or prevent Israel’s genocide

    Also, Israel is not our ally. Their geopolitical interests align with Putin. Which is why they are trying to get Trump elected so that they can destroy the remnants of the “rules based international order” and begin in earnest their conquest of Greater Israel