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|    Sharx335 to NefeshBarYochai    |
|    Re: Why the Democrats were Israels perfe    |
|    30 Oct 24 22:59:38    |
      XPost: alt.global-warming, edm.general, soc.culture.usa       XPost: or.politics       From: sharx35@telus.net              On 2024-10-30 10:01 p.m., NefeshBarYochai wrote:       > Over the last year, we have witnessed President Joe Biden elevate the       > U.S.-Israel “special relationship” to new heights. From replenishing       > Israel’s weapons stocks and shielding it from accountability on the       > international stage, to deploying U.S. assets and personnel in       > Israel’s defense, the Biden administration has gone above and beyond       > to ensure that Israel not only could sustain its unprecedented assault       > on Gaza, but that it wouldn’t have to bear the full cost of war.       >       > Biden went into his reelection campaign wrestling with Donald Trump       > for the title of “Israel’s best friend” — a grotesque race to the       > bottom that has become a tradition during U.S. election seasons. So       > when the president ultimately decided to drop out, some were hopeful       > that Vice President Kamala Harris would release us from this downward       > spiral. They were soon disappointed.       >       > Media outlets eagerly insisted that Harris seemed to show “greater       > understanding and empathy for Palestinians,” and surmised that such a       > difference in perspective might lead to a change in policy. But in the       > months since assuming the head of the Democratic ticket, Harris has       > made it clear that she is ready and eager to carry on Biden’s       > catastrophic legacy for the next four years.       >       > And while Israelis overwhelmingly favor Trump over Harris, and the       > former president certainly remains the preferred candidate among the       > country’s most extreme leaders, they might be missing the point.       > Because if you look past the partisan posturing, not only will Biden       > go down in history as Israel’s most consistent ally, but the strategy       > he and his fellow Democrats have embraced — masking their       > unconditional support for Israel behind a facade of concern for human       > rights — has played a crucial role in allowing Israel to get away with       > genocide for this long.       >       > |
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