The Israeli military has ordered new forced evacuations in parts of central Gaza, signaling the expansion of ground operations and the latest displacement of Palestinians, many of whom have already been displaced multiple times over the course of Israel’s war on the territory. At least 50 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, pushing the official death toll past 40,200.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since October without securing any breakthrough for a ceasefire deal. In Chicago, where Democrats are gathered for the DNC, Gaza has been mentioned only in passing from the main stage of the convention. The party’s official platform adopted this week does not call for an arms embargo on Israel and reasserts unwavering U.S. support for Israel.
“There’s been an almost competition between Democrats and Republicans on ‘how much can we show Israel that we support them and that we have their back?’” says human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and previously the senior legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for U.N. membership. “Why should Israel ever compromise its positions if they know that by holding out, they’ll get more goodies from the U.S.?”
Bernie brought it up, AOC brought it up, Obama brought it up. 3 of THE MOST PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
“Largely Ignored”
Lmao
It wasn’t Obama. Both AOC and Reverend Warnock made Gaza key pieces of their speeches on Monday delivered to 20 million viewers:
https://youtu.be/WP0RzBkab2w#t=2m40s
https://youtu.be/hWU43_R9R58#t=12m44s
If Warnock didn’t move you then you aren’t human.
Biden too:
https://youtu.be/ehmgSOPVBZw#t=38m14s
Bernie Sanders hit it again Tuesday.
I thought Obama said during his speech to listen to people “even the ones outside because they have a point” or something like that.
I’d need to check the transcript, but I know he didn’t call out Gaza by name.
Video with transcript here:
Yeah, I might have missed it, but I didn’t see it.
Please describe exactly what would satisfy you politically and the steps it would for the entire planet to get there…
Why is it that you folks constantly shit on everything while offering zero idea of specifically what it is you want?
Stop funding and supplying arms to Israel. Most of the rest of the world recognizes Palestine as a state. Back the ICJ arrests ruling for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for war crimes. Urge the UN to sanction Israel for apartheid like they did for South Africa. It can be done. It’s been done before. America just has to have the will to do the right things.
Acting like its a mystery what would be morally tennable is crazy talk. You are pretending not to know and wasting everyones time. But sure, I guess there are kids becoming adults all the time so we can repeat it …again…
At minimum: Follow the Leahy laws of not funding or supplying a country involved in war crimes. And following the same spirit of that law: Stop sheltering Israel from consequences at the UN.
People want the US to stop sending bombs and weapons to Israel. There is no indication the democrats plan on endorsing such a proposal anytime soon. Seeing as it is it likely the only way to stop the carnage Israel is inflicting on Gaza, anything short of that just comes across as empty words.