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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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1. mrkeen ◴[] No.39150138[source]
> I can’t imagine Trump going behind Congress’ back to arm Israel as Biden has done.

I absolutely 100% can imagine it. I would go so far as to characterise him as:

1) Pro-Israel:

> On December 6, 2017, the United States of America officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel. American president Donald Trump, who signed the presidential proclamation, also ordered the relocation of the American diplomatic mission to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv [...]. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the decision and praised the announcement by the Trump administration.

> Trump's decision was rejected by the vast majority of world leaders; the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on December 7, where 14 out of 15 members condemned it, but the motion was overturned by U.S. veto power.

2) Non-cooperative with Congress:

> The United States federal government shutdown from midnight EST on December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019 (35 days) was the longest government shutdown in history.

> The shutdown stemmed from an impasse over Trump's demand for $5.7 billion in federal funds for a U.S.–Mexico border wall.

3) Loving to go behind backs:

> Trump reportedly keeps finding a way to meet the Russian leader privately.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_recognition_of_J...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%932019_United_State...

[3] https://www.vox.com/2019/1/29/18202515/trump-putin-russia-g2...