As Joseph Biden’s US presidency comes to an end, many on social media this week are saying that his legacy boils down to one thing: his active role in Israel’s fifteen-month war on Gaza, which has been widely defined as a "genocide" by human rights organisations, international bodies and scholars.
Biden’s last day as president, on 19 January, is also the first day of the planned Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that was reportedly pushed to the finish line by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, though both Biden and Trump took credit for the deal.
This has raised more significant criticism of Biden’s role in Israel’s bombing campaign on Gaza, with the US providing $17.9bn in military aid since 7 October 2023 after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel and the subsequent war.
His unfaltering support for Israel led to the infamous nickname given by pro-Palestinians and social media users: "Genocide Joe".
i would be VERY upset with myself right now if i had voted for kamala harris on the pretext that the biden administration was the best option to stop the genocide as well as voting to protect lgbtqia from the likes of project 2025 since the public can now see the same tired excuse of an individual dissenter blocking everything recycled again for not enacting the equal rights amendment that could defend us against project 2025 and trump succeeded in stopping the genocide in a few days were biden couldn't in a year and half.
i know that these two facts fall on deaf ears for most democrats based on my interactions with them on lemmy; so i behooves us and the democrats who didn't overlook a genocide to figure out a way to get those who considered the genocide to be "no big deal" or simply "single issue voting" to be brought back to table.
we'll continue our descent into fascism without these people and i wish i know how we could bring them back to the table when they double down like republicans and refuse to admit that these two the reasons why they voted democrat was proven false in the last week or so.
Let's just consider them a lost cause, and not expect anything significantly good for economic, foreign or even cultural policy from these rabid dogs. The Democrats will only scold us, if not aid the Republicans with fucking us over.
Republicans are a lost cause, Democrats are a lost cause, pretty soon we're trying to win in a majority rule system with 1% of the vote.
Gonna need at least 3% and it's not going to be voting
Deep cut right there
I suppose so. The only thing they should be good for delaying policies, but considering how they're allowign the Overton window to move further right, in regards to economic, foreign, and even cultural policy, yeah, that's uncertain
They were the best option. The ceasefire only happened because Trump sold them the West Bank for $100m
https://m.jpost.com/international/article-837566
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/netanyahu-offers-deals-to-smotrich--ben-gvir-to-secure-cease
Adelson is trumps largest donor, and wants to annex the West Bank. Trump also appointed an ambassador that says the West Bank shouldn’t exist. This is all very public. They done it in the open. What reality are you living in?
Israel annexed far more of the west bank under the Biden administration. And Harris clearly promised to continue the genocide. AIPAC spent more on Harris than Trump.
The Trump administration actually broke with decades of U.S. policy by declaring that Israeli settlements in the West Bank were not inconsistent with international law, effectively endorsing Israeli claims to parts of the territory. Significantly reduced U.S. financial assistance to Palestinians, including ending funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved its embassy there to undermine the Palestinians (Adelson spent $20m for this)
It's getting worse over time regardless of administration, and now they'll be cheering them on and telling them to hurry up Don Jr has hotels to build for all his deluded fans.
They didn't spend anything this election cycle, the spent more on the republicans last one. But it's like 1m. Vs Adelson giving trump 100M for the west bank EXPLICTLY. Jesus f how do you not realise how much worse that is.
I don't know how people aren't getting this.
Biden upheld that violation of international law.
Like I said AIPAC spent far more on dems.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/aipac-100-million
Did you read it? It doesn't really say what you're claiming. They spent that money to push the dems to the right. Support pro-israel candidates over progressive ones in smaller races. Literally trying to push the dems right in case they won and they couldn't just pay trump to do their bidding.
Harris had more funding than Trump.
Check who spent more money in their campaign.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-israel-antisemitism-charges-00171500
The rest of the Israel lobby gladly funded Harris. AIPAC funded multiple smaller lobby groups which campaigned for Harris.
If you want a real fun one check who AIPAC bankrolled during the Republican primaries. Hint: Nikki Haley.
Harris has gotten 6.5m since 1990. Trump has gotten 101M. Adelson bought Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank
Harris received far far more than 6.5 million. Harris has been the darling of the AIPAC lobby since at least 2017 telling stories about how she planted trees for Israel as a child.. Kissing the AIPAC ring is how Harris achieved her position.
Meanwhile Trump randomly decided to dunk on Netanyahu a week ago
In the end the only thing that matters is results. For some reason Trump dedcided not to stop funding Ukraine but to stop Israel.
You talk pure shite
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S&t0-search=Harris
500k from AIPAC
https://jstreet.org/press-releases/j-street-raises-over-6-million-for-harris-walz-campaign-consolidating-status-as-largest-jewish-organizational-fundraiser-for-kamala-harris/
Yes that was the 6m I mentioned earlier.
Again, 6m+.5m < 101m
Were you somehow unaware that this was always the ultimate end goal from our ruling class?