Biden and Trump debated who supports Israeli war crimes more

The two TV hosts have distinguished themselves in the mainstream media as the most fanatical supporters of Israel, which means they have cleared a very high bar. In May, when a pro-Israel mob violently attacked pro-Palestinian students at UCLA and New York police swarmed the Columbia University campus to quell pro-Palestinian student protests, Bash produced a disgraceful piece of propaganda. On CNN segmentshe muddled the question of who exactly was responsible for the violence on campus; then she delivered a remarkable monologue comparing the violence at UCLA to “the 1930s in Europe.” Bash, of course, did not mean that the pro-Israel attackers were fascist brownshirts—she said that the people they attacked were fascist brownshirts.

Tapper reported in October on a segment dealing with allegations that Hamas systematically perpetrated sexual violence on October 7. Much of this reporting was based on sources whose reliability since questioned, and several of the experts cited had significant ties to the Israeli state, relevant stories that Tapper failed Tapper is one of the country’s best-known media personalities and has been fast to bolster allegations that there is widespread anti-Semitism among protesters criticising Israel’s wanton violence, which has now claimed the lives of over 40,000 Palestinians (surely a dramatic undercount, as Israel has weakened Gaza’s civilian infrastructure to the point that it can no longer cope with the death toll).

And those are just the moderators. As for the two men vying for control of the vast US military apparatus that props up the Israeli state and ensures that it can continue to kill people on a massive scale, the subject was only briefly addressed. The overwhelming majority of the post-debate cover It was rightly said that the event revealed Joe Biden’s unfitness to remain in office for another four years – a fact that Democratic Party insiders to whisper for some time. But given that the United States is currently engaged in one of the most horrific acts of violence in human history, it is worth asking what Biden and Donald Trump have to say about it.

Bash introduced the topic by correctly noting that Israel’s response to the October 7 Hamas attack not only killed thousands of Palestinians, but also triggered a humanitarian crisis (two million Palestinians are now opposite famine). Noting that Biden’s actions had failed to release the remaining hostages or curb Israeli violence, Bash asked the president, “What additional leverage will you use to get Hamas and Israel to end the war?”

That’s a good question. The United States has enormous power over Israel if it chooses to exercise it. If you don’t believe me, believe me. Ronald ReaganBut the Biden administration refuses to cut off arms and military aid to Israel, even though doing so would directly affect the country’s war effort. It’s a shame we haven’t received a real answer.

Instead, Biden claimed that the Israeli government, including Benjamin Netanyahu, had approved his ceasefire proposal. In reality, the Israeli prime minister’s support for the plan has proven fickleto say the least. Biden then claimed that “the only one who wants the war to continue is Hamas,” although Hamas agreed to a version of Biden’s ceasefire proposal in May. The president then turned to what he believes is the only relevant issue in the election campaign: proving his pro-Israel credibility.

“The only thing I have denied Israel is 2,000-pound bombs, because they don’t work very well in a crowded area; they kill a lot of innocent people,” the president said, referring to the temporary hold The government planted these bombs as part of a review of its capabilities. “We will supply Israel with all the weapons it needs, exactly when it needs them.”

“We are the largest producer of support for Israel in the world,” Biden said (and people say this country doesn’t produce anything anymore!). The president did not mention the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, nor did he use the word “Palestinians.”

“He said that the only one who wants to continue (the war) is Hamas. Actually, it’s Israel, and they should be let go and let them finish their job,” Trump replied. flood from outrageous Lies, it was one of the former president’s most honest statements of the evening. Israeli politicians have long made it clear that they are carrying out systematic ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, with the aim of forcibly relocating the millions of Palestinians in the enclave. Here, too, it is Hamas that has been more willing to accept ceasefire proposals, not Israel.

Trump’s support for these goals is no secret. The Israeli right is full by Trump supporters who understand that the former president even less critical their genocide campaign than the Biden administration. How many arguesNetanyahu is a Trump type, whom he sees as more reserved and aggressive than Biden, and this preference seems divided of Israelis in general. When Trump says he thinks Israel should be allowed to continue to wage war, he means it.

“He has become like a Palestinian,” Trump continued, referring to Biden, using the nationality of a people facing genocide as arc“But they don’t like him because he is a very bad Palestinian. He is a weak Palestinian.”

Biden rolled his eyes at Trump’s statement, and the candidates moved on. Bash did try to bring the discussion back to the topic by asking Trump if he would support the creation of a Palestinian state, but all she got was a noncommittal “I’ll have to see that.”

There you have it. Unresponsive to public opinion and impervious to criticism, uninfluenced by the long list of humanitarian organizations that called Israel’s actions are “genocide,” the U.S. war machine keeps running. Rather than acting as the oft-mentioned adult in the room, the United States aids and abets genocide and will continue to do so – and the liberal president who is doing so now sees no need to offer justifications. These are the two candidates: a racist lunatic and a guy who should be retired and wearing slippers. Whether Trump or Biden ends up in the White House – and it’s definitely looking like it will be Trump – the United States will be there to lend Israel a helping hand (and lots and lots of guns).

This is nothing new, but it is no less tragic for the world. As I followed the debate, I was reminded of Rashid Khudairi, a Palestinian farmer in the West Bank. said in March. When asked what he would like to say to workers in the United States, Khudairi told me, “We must unite to create a world with real democracy, fair life and full rights. I hope that the workers and the entire people of the United States will decide to stand up for the freedom of the world and stop the wrong decision of the United States to support the Israeli occupation.”

Much of the American public supports Palestinian liberation, but we do not have the democracy Khudairi spoke of, and his freedom will not come from above. If you had any doubts about that, this week’s debate proved it.