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

May 17, 2021 · 4:33 AM UTC

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Now do Constantinople.
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Since when does the US care about laws being broken to abuse people ? I think people are lost in thinking we have a benevolent government
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It looks like the USA government allows these attacks until the artillery is used to kill innocent people. So the business of war continues renewing its inventory. 👿💀🤑
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If we are going to start making demands of the parties: how about demanding PA hold overdue elections, that terrorist Hamas be excluded from elections and brought to justice for war crimes? How about insisting on a two-state solution with full civil rights/liberties in each?
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Our great hope is that politicians have the courage and leadership skills necessary to bring justice for the Palestinian people.
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The US needs to get really tough with Israel ... this is disgusting ... the Israeli actions are disgusting ... and the US response is disgusting!
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The American political influence is not driven by experience or expertise in foreign affairs. Infact the American trust in conjunction with global political influence is at one of its lowest points. The impact on this situation will be driven by finance and not morality.
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"The settlements are illegal that's why we're going to continue to let the occupiers bomb civilians." - Joe U.S. Biden