A ceasefire is a good thing, but of itself it just treats a symptom. Biden can't truthfully say we stand for "freedom, prosperity & democracy" for Palestinians unless we're willing to condemn the settlements & the occupation & are willing to withhold military support from Israel.

May 20, 2021 · 11:28 PM UTC

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This is welfare for Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Dynamics. “Israel receives $3.8 billion ... annually from the U.S., of which Israel must spend 75% on American-made weaponry.” mintpressnews.com/us-weapon-…
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Not our business. Or are you proposing they become the 52nd state?
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Thank you
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Those words carrying weight for sure
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Not a word about Hamas firing thousands of rockets, hundreds misfiring and landing in Gaza, and using its people as human shields by putting their strategic outposts and resources in civilian areas and buildings
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I really hope you read my response Marianne. I wish you would look much deeper and closer at what is actually going on there, above and beyond your trip/s to Israel and your conversations with groups you visited with. There is so much more... I know you just need to be shown...
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Hamas uses their young children and women to be human shields. They build armed centers and place rockets under their civilian's homes and in their hospitals.!! When Israel needs to stop the shooting of rockets on ONLY Israeli civilians, they are facing a real situation....
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Golda said (late 60's) " We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children, but we can't forgive them for forcing us to kill theirs. Peace with the Arabs will only happen when they will love their children, more than they hate us." THAT IS the root of it all, not land -their hate
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The solution is not to clear land, disarm Israeli DEFENSE forces (Israel NEVER initiated any attacks, or bombing on the Palestinians, any violence is always on the defense), or to put pressure on Israel to stop defending their women and children. It lies in and with Hamas alone
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But, Marianne, Biden *doesn't* stand for anything, except the highest bidders. Words are just words.
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