1/ Tonight 8 House members and dozens of Senators called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This is significant.

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2/ First, it's in direct contradiction to Biden's same-old same-old "we support Israel's right to self-defense" comment. Second, it's Congress assuming a Constitutionally granted power in foreign policy matters, a role it has mainly ceded to the president for decades.
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3/ All this represents a serious sea change - in how Congress sees the situation & how the American people see the situation. But it will not be enough to simply stop the bombing. There must be fundamental changes that go much further, & American influence is extremely important.
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4/ The US must do more than point out that the settlements are illegal; it must say WE CONDEMN the settlements. Same for apartheid conditions within Israel plus the occupation. The US needs to stop enabling Israel's wrong behavior. That is our greatest hope, perhaps our only hope
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You think they can reason with Hamas?
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#Israel is not known for responding to #UNSecurityCouncil #resolutions, but does respond when the United States puts on the necessary pressure. Chris Hedges: Israel, the Big Lie consortiumnews.com/2021/05/1…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
It's not enough. We want to see the entire Democrat party condemn Israel and vote for immediate sections. If this is not done, we the real left in this country need to unite and do everything we can to make the Dems lose seats in upcoming elections.
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No, it's not. If they called for cancelling military aid to Israel, that would be significant.
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Unfortunately, President #Biden is the top recipient of pro-Israeli donations. “Well-financed and politically powerful, the pro-Israel lobby is a major force on American foreign affairs.” #Netanyahu #Israel #Apartheid #Zionist #SheikhJarrah opensecrets.org/industries/r…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The USA has no moral authority after Trump.
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No it is not significant. Such things have happened many, many times before, and it never stopped the war. and its not going to stop the US from sending weapons and aid. Maybe we should pay attention to how they vote on the next budget concerning aid and weapons to isreal?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
How I wish 'twere so.
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Delusional optimism is not healthy. Our entire government needs to be dismantled if we are NOT to support the war crimes of Israel.
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