That statement is truly incredible! Biden helped give cover to Netanyahu (in addition to endless supplies of bombs) and drew one tiny red line for a few weeks (no bunker-busters in Rafah) and that faded quickly. He stopped funding UNWRA, even when other Western countries resumed it. Continuous support for Israel in the UN Security Council.

The West Bank example is grotesque. What effect did those sanctions have? None that I can see. The IDF has begun destroying infrastructure like they have done in Gaza, in addition to all of the killings.

So no, there is no reason to defend Biden/Harris. Is Trump worse? Yes, so what about it? Should we refrain from protesting because Democrats are in power right now?

Aren’t the elections over? Whatever “strategic” excuse for supporting Biden/Harris is gone now. It’s a bi-partisan policy of unconditional support for Israel.

It’s true Trump will be more extreme, but there is no longer any excuse for going easy on Biden/Harris, if there ever was.

Yeah, that sounds like the line of the Communist Party of Germany in the 1930’s. Didn’t end up too well. Read Trotsky on that.

Wow, that is very disappointing, to put it mildly. Of course, it is just the latest in a series of actions that have pulled her away from support for Palestine. Her Instagram meeting on antisemitism with 3 pro-israel figures, plus her awful speech in support of Harris at the DNC gave us a clear indication of her direction.

Yes, you are right. For more in-depth coverage and analysis, take a look at the article in this post: https://lemmy.ml/post/22677649

I asked the original poster in Mastodon, and she told me because the information came from a sample poll.

Thanks for posting this! It’s a very powerful film.

I have. One good article for you to read is https://forward.com/news/673303/dutch-jews-israeli-attack-politics-antisemitism/

It’s from a well-known Jewish publication, and it mentions that the Israeli soccer fans were very organized and hyped up. Not passive victims.

Excellent article!

This article cites another article from The Forward, a mainstream US Jewish publication that had information that countered the Israeli government narrative.

I don’t think that they will be surprised at whatever horrible things that Trump might do. Very few of them thought that Trump would be better. It was a protest against the treachery of the Democrats.

No, there is no “right” choice here, if you mean something that is going to benefit Palestine and Gaza in the short term. The vast majority of those who voted against Harris knew that Trump won’t be better, but they could not go along with a candidate actively involved in genocide. Plus, they wanted to let the Democrats know that they would pay a price for their treachery. As it turned out, the pro-Palestine vote against Harris had a very clear effect in Michigan and Wisconsin, but it can’t be blamed for her defeat.

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What did you think about the article itself? Did you read it?

Hey Jordan, sorry for the delay, but I just saw your comment. I just checked NSFW so we should be good now. Thanks for the heads-up. I didn’t realize the photo was in NSFW territory but I will keep that in mind in the future. Thanks again.

The Israeli army, “the most moral army in the world.” - PL

The Israeli army, “the most moral army in the world.” - PL

The Israeli army, “the most moral army in the world.” - PL

The main problem with Zionism is trying to create a Jewish homeland by kicking out or killing the people who have been living there for the last few thousand years, the Palestinians. That’s been going on for around 100 years, but really took off in 1947-48, when the state of Israel was created. Mass killings, expulsions, land theft. More in 1967, and now even more in 2023-24.

Doesn’t sound like self-determination to me.

Thanks, I appreciate your message. :-)