Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point'

https://lemmy.world/post/13580316

Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point' - Lemmy.World

“They have a point,” Biden said after the protesters were escorted out. “We need to get a lot more care into Gaza.”

They wouldn’t need it as badly if someone didn’t go around Congress to ban funding to UNRWA…

Still, the Biden administration decided to pause funding, and other big donors did the same. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says she understands that UNRWA is the only international organization with the capacity to help deliver food, flour and fuel to Palestinians in Gaza, but she says donors want to see a full investigation of the Israeli allegations.

npr.org/…/the-u-s-is-barring-funding-to-unrwa-the…

And even after we found out the allegations were bullshit and confessions were after torture, both parties (except a few progressives) united to ban it till 2025.

Biden is literally responsible for this, but is acting like it’s just some random thing and maybe he’ll help out.

but she says donors want to see a full investigation of the Israeli allegations.

both parties (except a few progressives) united to ban it till 2025.

How is Biden literally responsible for everyone uniting on that point?

He went around Congress to give billions to Israel, and to ban aid to UNRWA causing mass starvation

Then Congress included both in the budget.

Any other questions?

Any comment on the face that donors paying for aid to UNRWA wanted this, or that it was bipartisan and - as you just pointed out - it was Congress that put it in the budget?

Why is everything all Biden’s fault, when you have already said in multiple points that other people were pushing for it also?

If you have the power to unilaterally stop a genocide and instead you use that power to enable it, you are culpable.
He’s definitely culpable, but he’s far from the only one.
Sure, just the one with the most ability to act on his own. His culpability is proportional to that. He’s used it previously to aid Israel, he could use that same power to hinder them, but chooses not to.

the one with the most ability to act on his own

Maybe 3 years ago he would’ve been, but right now, with an election coming up against Trump and his Maggats, he’s in a very precarious position.