The Biden administration has sent Israel billions in weapons since October 7 and pausing weapons transfers now won’t impair its ability to attack Rafah.
Mass graves are being discovered in Gaza, but Biden has made it clear that weapons will keep flowing to Israel.
The “special relationship” has been on full display following Iran’s attack on Israel. Biden’s instruction to Israel to avoid escalation shows the U.S. could apply pressure to end the Gaza slaughter at any time. They just choose not to.
For months the Biden administration has insisted there’s little it can do to impact Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. The events of the last 24 hours have shown that this is a lie.
Since October, the Biden administration has attempted to con the American public with a cynical shell game, insisting that it’s pushing Israel to obey the rule of law while providing the country with an unceasing supply of weaponry.
On Monday the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. didn’t veto it but don’t count on policy changes.
Chuck Schumer’s recent floor speech calling for elections in Israel says something very important about the state of U.S./Israel relations and the future of Zionism.
The image of Aaron Bushnell will stick with many people for the rest of their lives. His act will be remembered along many others who made an ultimate sacrifice against injustice. Just don’t expect U.S. politicians or media to remember him that way.
Joe Biden has stepped up public criticisms of Israel to save his faltering electoral prospects in Michigan, but there remains an incredible disconnect between these words and his administration’s ongoing support for Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza.