Elizabeth Warren says she believes Israel’s war in Gaza will legally be considered a genocide
Elizabeth Warren says she believes Israel’s war in Gaza will legally be considered a genocide
Warren was asked about a ruling from the International Court of Justice that found it was “plausible” Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza, and about her own opinion on the matter. A spokesperson for Warren said in a statement to POLITICO Monday that the senator “commented on the ongoing legal process at the International Court of Justice, not sharing her views on whether genocide is occurring in Gaza.”
Warren has faced pressure from her left flank since the start of the crisis in Gaza. The progressive senator initially voiced full-throated support for Israel in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. But as international criticism built over Israel’s military response, far-left groups began protesting outside of her offices and Cambridge home, calling on her to advocate for a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and to stop further U.S. military aid to Israel.
Things would be so much better if anyone besides Biden had won the 2020 Dem primary.
Unfortunately he was the pick, so even tho he lost the first primary, for some reason a bunch of other candidates all dropped out immediately and endorsed Biden.
And all the ones who dropped early got caught admin positions unless they were already senators
Things would be so much better if anyone besides Biden had won the 2020 Dem primary.
Anyone? Bloomberg? DeLaney?
And Tulsi Gabbard is currently on Trump's shortlist for VP.
I think "former" Republican Bloomberg might have possibly been almost as bad, but you're otherwise 100% spot on!
Bloomberg wasn't running to win, there was no shot of him winning the Dem nomination.
He was just there so people thought Biden was a moderate and not a right wing conservative by 2020's standards.
If Biden was the most conservative option in the Dem primary, it would have helped Sanders and Warren.
So the party and billionaires made it look like old Joe was actually moderate.
It was just neoliberals compromising before republicans got to the table again.
Things would be so much better if Biden would break with US foreign policy and suddenly start opposing Israel on all their mass murder
Other than that, he's great (which is kind of an "Other than that Mrs. Lincoln" type of thing), and I think you're going to have a hell of a time finding an American politician who might have won the primary who might do anything against Israel. Wishing for Biden to oppose them seems way more realistic.
Biden is the major player in setting US foreign policy along with his cabinet and congress.
Bernie Sanders has been vocal about the atrocities committed by Israel, and would have been the nominee twice if he wasn't fucked over by the party. I feel like he would have done an infinitely better job tackling the problems of the world today.
I'm glad Biden is talking about student loan relief, but overall he has been the disappointment I expected him to be. Yes he is better than the alternative, but that doesn't mean he is doing a great job.
Winning Iowa isn’t a great predictor. Biden blew out South Carolina and created a rallying point for Super Tuesday where most voters just wanted a moderate who would compete well in the general.
I’m not at all convinced any other nom would have defeated Trump.
No, a bunch of candidates claimed to be really progressive on just a few issues, got support for that, then endorsed Biden and told their supporters Biden would be just as progressive.
Super Tuesday was like days away, so lots of people voted Biden without realizing they were being lied to.
This isn't ancient history, it's readily accessible even if you've forgotten
Of course it will be. The only thing it was possible to doubt was intent and Israel's government don't seem to understand that it might be better to keep your mouths shut while you commit a major crime against humanity.
Nope, fucking nope.
It was intent that was really hard to doubt. We saw Israel’s financial minister talk about solving the Arab problem of Gaza by reducing the Arab population in an official interview in the first month or so.
And you know what? At that point it doesn’t matter how efficient Israel is at implementing the intent, as genocide is not defined by its efficiency.
That's their point. If Israel had kept their mouths shut and not screwed with the aid they could still be carpet bombing the place without repercussion. Instead they told everyone what they were trying to do, and took clear actions to make it unnecessarily worse.