"I'm basically [Joe Biden's] age - which means I shouldn't be in charge of anything - and I grew up in an era in which Leon Uris framed the debate. We all grew up very admiring of what we thought Israel represented. I don't think Biden's ever discovered that it doesn't represent those things."
#ChasFreeman, 2024
https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/biden-is-a-senile-war-monger-veteran
"The basic argument for supporting Israel has been; first, we share values. Well Israel is demonstrating the values of the KKK, and I don't share those values... basically what's going on in Gaza is a mass lynching. It's totally extrajudicial, illegal, and brutal, and utterly inhumane."
#ChasFreeman, former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2024
https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/biden-is-a-senile-war-monger-veteran
For anyone who mistakes my criticism of Biden's position on Israel for an endorsement of the Other Guy, nope.
"While Biden has pushed Israel behind the scenes on issues like food and medical aid to civilians — with some limited success — it’s hard to imagine Trump even lifting a finger in defense of Gazan civilians whom he wants to ban from entering the United States.
The Israeli right understands this and pines for Trump."
#ZackBeauchamp, 2024
https://www.vox.com/policy/24072983/biden-trump-palestinians-israel-gaza-policy-different
"... with one of these two men almost certain to be inaugurated next January, it’s worth being clear-eyed about their actual policy differences. And the truth is this: Biden is a traditional pro-Israel American centrist, while Trump has openly and publicly aligned himself with the Israeli right wing. Those are two very different worldviews that would yield very different policies.
In fact, they already have."
#ZackBeauchamp, 2024
https://www.vox.com/policy/24072983/biden-trump-palestinians-israel-gaza-policy-different
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