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[+] -14 points 2 years ago (10 children)

It was never about palestine in the sense there was absolutely nothing the biden administration could have done that they would consider good enough. Like so often they compare actions not with historical norms and if its an improvement but by a fantasy ideal thats just not going to happen. End result is trump and historical norms moving right.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Biden could have stopped illegally funding a genocide. Harris could have uttered the words "Leahy Law" at any time up to about 2 weeks before the election. (After which point large policy changes just seem desperate and in bad faith)

    So yeah there is something they could have done. It's not like the pro Israel lobby rewarded her in PA.

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ah yes, picking a massive fight with the person who's actually in charge of foreign policy right now, failing to produce any meaningful change in policy because she's not yet in charge, putting the whole Gaza issue heavily in the news during the campaign, and framed in a particular way which would have been guaranteed to crater support from both the pro-Israel people and the pro-Palestine people, because of the type of infighting that would have developed as various Democrats and supporters felt the need to try to placate supporters of one side or another.

    It's genius. That would have been a perfect campaign strategy for Kamala Harris. I only can't understand how I didn't see it until you just now brought it up.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Illegal how? By us law? Was it not passed by congress? I saw a lot of republicans in congress trying to tie israeli aid to ukraine aid. Somehow the president could not bypass their shananigans so don't know what you are talking about.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yes, by law. specifically the Leahy Law and the Foreign Assistance Act. Congress can appropriate the money, it can even be spent to buy the military equipment. The equipment itself cannot ship until those laws are satisfied. Old man Leahy even came out and said Israel is a perfect example of why the Leahy Law was made.

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    so how exactly was it broken? I mean I know congress appropriated the money.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    https://www.state.gov/key-topics-bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/human-rights/leahy-law-fact-sheet/

    Their point is it doesn't matter if Congress appropriated the money unless Congress also repeals that law.

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