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
We have to stop this now!
Are We Going To Ignore This? Gaza ‘days away’ from near total blackout as fuel running out after week of bombardment. independent.co.uk/news/world…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
🤔 you’re dodging.... The change is that Helen Thomas & James Traficant spoke out & were destroyed & erased. That crap is over.
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I hope that Biden doesn’t have same-old same-old approach if someone is G-d forbid ever shooting missles unprovoked at your head Marianne. Remember, make love, not war.
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Biden's statement is frankly what I'd expect to hear from Donald Trump. Disgraceful.
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All living former presidents and their cabinets plus any legislators that voted for aid to Israel should be prosecuted for Leahy Act violations. @POTUS should retask a carrier group to end the blockade of Gaza immediately.
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ceded to the military ind. complex, via the ofc of the president. e haven't had a formal declaration of war in congress. Instead we have "military ops" or "training/support ops" - it's a shameful and obscene way to avoid the constitutionally req. congressional war declaration.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
If Israel have the right of self defence so why phelestiniens Phelestines also have a right to fight with stones in their hand
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Isreal should just take their rocket attacks like a man. Suck it up, Buttercup.
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