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aaomidi ◴[] No.39146547[source]
I do think that their future Feb ruling is going to call for a ceasefire. If they called for one now, Israel & especially the US were just going to ignore it and reduce the power of the court.

Israel has created a beast that I don't think they can control themselves. I do think that the court is going to get more legitimacy after they explicitly tell Israel to __chill__, for Israel not to chill, and then get the ceasefire ruling against them & potentially an intensification of the genocide case.

Meanwhile, unfortunately, real people are suffering so these political games can be played.

I am so deeply disappointed in the Biden administration here. They're throwing away a lot of the good work they've done, and are actively getting Trump elected. People, naturally, do not want to participate in an election that is giving them a choice between ${person_currently_helping_a_genocide} and ${person_that_will_intensify_genocide}. You're just going to get voter apathy, and the consequences from that.

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zogrodea ◴[] No.39148840[source]
I’m not a fan of Trump’s domestic policies, but I’m absolutely sure that he has the moral high-ground over Biden right now. Trump used to be a supporter of Israel and to some extent still is, but he did during his presidency see that the Palestinians want peace more than the other side. I can’t imagine Trump going behind Congress’ back to arm Israel as Biden has done.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-i-thought-israelis-would....

Apparently, those still supporting Biden will throw human lives under the bus for a more comfortable home life.

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mrguyorama[dead post] ◴[] No.39149269[source]
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1. zogrodea ◴[] No.39149411[source]
The conflict didn’t start on October 7th. There were still innocent kids being shot by IDF soldiers before then.

This is before October 7th, from September 2023. ‘ 2023 marks deadliest year on record for children in the occupied West Bank“

https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/...