Also covered by The BBC.
I think this is the first time that I’ve heard Joe Biden publicly level blunt criticism at the Israeli government. The Obama administration had some criticism for settler activity, but it was much more muted.
Finally! I hate how the US just bends over for Israel. Any religion involved in any government will turn fascist because they can’t stop hating all the other religions. Turns out people that believe in fairy tales aren’t that bright!
It’s not just the involvement of religion that’s problematic. There are a few other things:
Ultra-Orthodox Jews basically get paid by the government to sit around and do nothing for the economy. Meanwhile everyone else is obligated to conscript and fight wars that are often driven by Ultra-Orthodox Jews as a voting block.
If Gaza and the West Bank were fully absorbed and everyone living there given citizenship with voting rights, Muslims would outnumber Jews. Ignoring Muslim parties would no longer be an option. Israel’s moves seem largely to keep Palestinians permanently stateless, divided, disenfranchised, and continuously squeezed out of even the land they do have.
“extrême”, the new word for fascist
There’s no room for diplomacy after you label someone a fascist. We can do that, but he probably shouldn’t.
Fair point
Damn after 70 years? Fascinating indoctrination here
Holy shit a world leading saying something other than blind enthusiastic support of Israel
It is indeed surprising, but it’s just words. He’ll say this, then continue sending financial and military support. Nothing will come of this.
GOOD. They should be called out.
Ooh boy, cue the zealots foreign and domestic calling him an anti-semite for not supporting Israel even when they punch down and become the victimizers.
If your support for anything is unconditional, you are both blind and dangerous.
Zionism is a Jewish form of religious nationalism.
All Zionists are religious nationalists. Most people in Israel are right-wing lunatics who believe they’re entitled to the land in Israel because of their religion.
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… by giving away land that didn’t belong to them and that millions of people were already living on.
Hey, at least it wasn’t white people!
“Sorry for the genocide, here, you can have some land we stole.”
