Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip in a move that threatens to torpedo an already fragile ceasefire and create catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the already devastated territory.
In recent days, Israeli-backed armed militias have taken a leading role in emptying the territory along the ceasefire line, telling residents to vacate their homes or shelters.
Throughout the eight months of the ceasefire, Israeli forces have continued to open fire on Palestinians within range of the “yellow line” splitting the strip, and carry out airstrikes deeper inside western Gaza, killing more than 900 Palestinians since the truce began.
Gotta make room for the Trump casinos. But the Dems and maga are the same, I hear.
I’m unclear what this means.
Do you think Biden and Trump are different with regard to Palestine?
I’m not one of those people who equivocates between Democrats and Republicans, but on this issue I’m genuinely unclear what someone would point to as a difference in policy between Biden and Trump.
the only difference between those two turds is the color, they even smell the same
Yes the dems who lied about a cease fire and was allowing the destroy the 30% left of Gaza are the same
“Allowing the destroy” - is this a strange Russian/English translation issue?
One bankrolls the genocide, lets nationalistic goons squash dissent in their own country, and gives pathetic platitudes while hoping the domestic outrage goes away. The other is just more mask off about how much they love killing Muslims. It doesn’t matter if Trump builds a casino or the settlers build their own resort; the land is still taken and the people are still gone. His whole involvement in settling Gaza probably did less to normalize it than what the Democrats were doing. If American Hitler says the quiet part out loud, can other countries really stand by so easily?
You can definitely say that Trump is worse on so many issues, but he hasn’t done much more than the Democrats to help Israel with Gaza. The only thing he did that Democrats wouldn’t do is attack Iran, and that will probably come back to bite Israel in the long run, just like everything else they’ve done to influence other countries. Get ready for a wave of nasty antisemitism in the future, brought to you by the politicians who listened to AIPAC more than their own constituents. I feel so bad for the Jewish diaspora who will get scapegoated thanks to liberal spinelessness
Honest question: Do you think, if Harris was president, her and the establishment democratic party would refuse letting Israel drag the US into a war with Iran? Because I honestly believe they’d accept the same excuses from Israel that got us into the current war with Iran. They’d probably be more sly about it and less obvious than Trump. Didn’t the establishment democrats run their campaign on their unwavering support for Israel?
The problem is that the war was something that any American imperialist with a brain would want to avoid. This war was the dumbest in American history, doing more to destroy American soft power than any past geopolitical blunder. Democrats might saber rattle and try to fuck over Iran in any way they could; they might even try to install the shaw or something using the CIA. However, ever liberal president has recognized just how easy it is for Iran to shut down the strait, and how costly it’d be to actually stop them.
The only reason Trump went along with Israel is that he doesn’t care about American imperial interests. All he wanted was a win that would make him look strong, and he thought Iran was a reliable punching bag. He was riding high off of his success with Venezuela and believed Netanyahu when he said it would be easy. Democrats might be in Israel’s pocket, but they aren’t ego driven enough to fall for that; only Trump would be.
I think this is 100% correct.
I have no illusions that Harris and her advisors would like to see Iran’s leadership attacked, and would look for ways to support Israel. But as you said, they’d be at least smart enough to explore ways to justify it, and would avoid direct involvement.
I could absolutely see them holding talks, then Israel attacking and them wringing their hands about how disappointed they are in the “breakdown of diplomacy” while also justifying Israel’s attacks, and then sending weapons and support and troops to “assist” while insisting that they’re not at war.
This war is so dumb that I remain actually surprised Trump fell for it. I have no illusions about how stupid he is, but this is jump-off-a-shed-onto-a-bike-rack-directly-on-your-nuts-dumb. I remain amazed that even he would fall for this.
She also literally promised a more lethal military.