girlfreddyJan 3, 2024

Biden under pressure to act amid new fears of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza

https://lemmy.ca/post/12540330

Biden under pressure to act amid new fears of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza - Lemmy.ca

Rights advocates in the United States are urging President Joe Biden to end his administration’s “complicity” in Israeli rights abuses after key members of Israel’s government backed the idea of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza. Far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich said this week that Israel should “encourage emigration” from the coastal enclave, home to an estimated 2.3 million Palestinians. “If there are 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs in Gaza and not two million Arabs, the entire discussion on the day after [the war ends] will be totally different,” Smotrich said on Sunday, calling for the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians. A day later, Ben-Gvir, who oversees national security, made a similar appeal, saying it was “a correct, just, moral and humane solution”, Israeli media outlets reported.

Show threadgivesomefucksJan 3, 2024

For literal decades Biden has been telling Israel he’ll support them no matter what, but they need to worry about the optics of their actions…

He’s 100% ok with what’s happening, he just wishes they were quieter while doing it.

He’s not going to hold Israel accountable, because he knows the only other person Americans can vote for us trump.

So Biden sees no reason to stop supporting Israel, in a moderates mind it literally doesn’t matter because the Republicans would be even shittier. Which by some twisted logic means Biden can be just as bad and it’s not a negative.

It’s a great example of why “not a Republican” can’t be the bare minimum for the dem candidate.

Show threadDarkassassin07Jan 3, 2024

‘dissolve your democracy’ or ‘support ethnic cleansing’

Now a great set of choices at the ballots for Americans this election.

Show threadViking_HippieJan 3, 2024

Or here’s a novel idea: the candidate who doesn’t want to dissolve democracy could dramatically increase his chances of winning by NOT enabling genocide including ethnic cleansing and domicide.

I’d set the likelihood of THAT ever happening at zero a month or two ago, but now it seems he’s slowly realizing that enough people actually care more about human rights than empty platitudes and slavish devotion to what’s become an apartheid state that he has to change course.

I’d say there’s now a 10-20% chance he’s going to at least PRETEND to agree that Palestinian lives matter between now and November.

The Ruined Landscape of Gaza After Nearly Three Months of Bombing

The destruction of homes, schools and other buildings resembles some of the most devastating campaigns in modern history

WSJ
Show threadAPassenger
As a someone on the left, few things are as persuasive and soothing as wrung hands.
Jan 3, 2024 at 10:04amWeb
Show threadViking_HippieJan 3, 2024
I’m gonna have to ask you to elaborate on what you mean by that.
Show threadAPassengerJan 3, 2024

Biden is likely to go out and wring his hands about the difficult situation for everyone involved in the conflict. He’ll show it is something he thinks about, then it will (likely) decrease the pressure on him.

Because he wrung his hands on a stage and/or into a microphone.

My theory is that people think that counts as being heard.

Show threadViking_HippieJan 3, 2024
Yeah, you’re probably spot on 😮‍💨
Show threadWraithGearJan 3, 2024
I don’t know why he bothers, i have never had a choice in an election in the first place. I can’t imagine someone being on the fence at this point unless they are cloaking for an argument.