“I Have Lost Everything”: In Federal Court, Palestinians Accuse Biden of Complicity in Genocide
“I Have Lost Everything”: In Federal Court, Palestinians Accuse Biden of Complicity in Genocide
Bolstered by a momentous ICJ ruling, Palestinians, including Americans, gave three hours of testimony against the Biden administration.
Bolstered by a momentous ICJ ruling, Palestinians, including Americans, gave three hours of testimony against the Biden administration.
Lawyers involved with the lawsuit playing out in federal court said that the ICJ ruling bolsters their case. Their lawsuit argues that Biden, Blinken, and Austin are liable under U.S. law for failing to uphold their obligation to prevent genocide in Gaza.
Barry Trachtenberg, a professor of Jewish history and author of two books about the Holocaust, testified as an expert witness in the case – over repeated objections from Justice Department attorneys. When he filed his declaration in the case in November, he said, some 11,000 Palestinians had been killed. Today, that number is far greater.
“Everything that we feared and more is unfolding,” he said, noting that often, legal actions about genocide happen long after the fact. “What makes this situation so unique is that we’re watching the genocide unfold as we speak. And we’re in this incredibly unique position where we can actually intervene to stop it using the mechanisms of international law that are available to us.”
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Every time someone tells you how little power a president has to realize his political objectives I want you to think about how eager, steadfast, and unilateral Biden has been in assisting a foreign country in the waging of a genocidal war. Then imagine he put that kind of political will behind literally anything positive.
It's weird to me that it's so unclear what the president actually can and can't do. Before Trump took his presidential powers for a test drive everyone said it was impossible for a president to do those things. It seems like Biden has found out how to bypass Congress too, but not for the noble purposes we were hoping for.
If Trump's presidency was good for anything, it was good for giving us innumerable examples of why it's so dumb to pretend that Democrats were powerless when they had Congress and the presidency for two years.
It should be a lesson: Democrats CHOOSE to not try. "Enlightened Centrism" is a brain disease fundamentally incapable of standing up to fascism.
Well there was lots of times Trump was stopped, too. His Muslim ban was struck down by courts, his wall or trying tk destroy health care would sometimes be slowed in Congress, or his administration would try to slow down his insane impulses. That's a large part of why they have that new plan to basically replace a ton of the bureaucrats with us men instead of law abiding citizens.
It's not just any foreign country. It's Israel. There's a shit ton of policy, diplomacy, geographic interests, and money involved. There is literally no president in recent history that would act much differently. The majority of Congress is on board with this.
If the majority of congress is on board, then why repeatedly circumvent them and put himself as the sole person responsible for these wildly unpopular actions during his reelection campaign?
Because he represents the country?
Spending is controlled by Congress. Foreign policy is largely handled by the President, though spending and authorization of the use of force has to be approved by congress.
Also if he's using it in his campaign why do you think it's unpopular? Do you believe they don't do polling?
You may be in one of those internet information silos and not have a good understanding of what's happening. Hamas committed genocide. People are against genocide. A lot of people are attempting to "both sides" this and claim "uhhh... Israel genocide too" but that's insane and only makes the Pro-Palestine movement look like lunatics. People cosplay as Hamas members at Palestine marches, literally cosplaying as people that committed genocide. Again, looks like lunatics. Attacks on synagogues, and jewish businesses. The dog whistles "from the river to the sea." sound an awful lot like blood and soil. Trying to discredit a democracy. Violent movent, misogynistic and homophobic leadership, anti-democracy, genocide.... looks an awful lot like a fascist movement.
The best argument in support of Israel is a five minute conversation with a pro-palestine activist. There's too much hatred in that movement, and given the inability of that movement to separate itself from Hamas, it seems Hamas is the source of all of this hatred on display is the group Israel is currently fighting against. Send them the needed weapons to eliminate the blight on humanity that is Hamas.
Once it's done the children on the internet claiming to be socialists while supporting a fascist organization lead by billionaires in Qatar and a genocidal maniac in an underground lair in what's left of Gaza will soon forget and move on to the next thing their hormones have them outraged over. The tankie socialist kids don't vote anyway, (or if they do it's for some bullshit third party) so why bother trying to please people whose heads are so full of ideological bullshit and propaganda originating from Iran they are completely incapable of even seeing what they look like to people outside of their information silo?
Do you get hard off of typing all this shit to say you're a slavering little pervert for genocide?
The ICJ ruled that there is a plausible risk of genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza. Do you think you understand genocide and international law better than the 15 judges who sit on that court? These judges set aside the political considerations of their home countries to do so.
Consider, for a moment, that you aren't an expert on this situation and that people who are were convinced of the risk. Then ask yourself what information you were using to base your conclusion on, who gave you that information, why they pushed that information, etc. Then stop defending genocide.
Listen to who is not criticising Biden.
This is a both-sides issue.
Edit: The Republican House could bring immediate legitimate and bipartisan articles of impeachment against Biden for 1) sidestepping Congress to arm Israel and 2) abuse of power to foment genocide.
You are going to "love" the alternative you are seething to bring about.
The alternative I’m seething to bring about is not on a ballot.
Exactly. Glad you caught up.
When will you? Stop electing procorporate trash in the primaries. You think we're bluffing?
When their is a viable alternative option. As I am not a member of any political party, I am not able to Vote in the Primary.
And No, I think you are poorly informed fools.When their is a viable alternative option.
The Boomers and the DNC will make sure there never is one. You want change? They're your biggest obstacle.
No, I think you are poorly informed fools
Buddy that's irrelevant. If you need our votes so you've gotta listen to our demands. You, the DNC, the Boomers are free to ignore us but then you will lose the general election. Make a choice.
Vote A he will save you from B is not working. Because when A ignore you completely that mean both A and B are bad and voting for A is only going to help A groups not you. A is killing you family and B is killing your family so why you care to vote for A if the end result is the same.
Let A and B decide among themselves what they want, and take your energy and voice to better places instead of aiding one against the other.
False bullshit remains false.
Like, how exactly?
Especially when the topic is Israeli genocide, on which both parties have the exact same position?
Ummm....what did I just read? Like a poorly written Metal Gear Solid translation with a mega ineffective solution.
I'm not American, but I'm kind of starting to hope Biden doesn't win. Just so that these foolish people get what they deserve. The level of stupidity is pouring out right now is just astonishing.
Hey, "stupid" person here. I'm 100% fine with literally whatever you want to call me. But we were very clear during the 2020 primaries we didn't want Biden and we reluctantly voted for him in the 2020 general to give him a chance. We made it as clear as possible to him and everyone around us that he was on thin ice.
So, sure, call us stupid or whatever. But how stupid do you all have to believe we were bluffing twice?
Yes, Americans have shown themselves to be stupid beyond belief. You're going to vote for Biden again, your option of shooting yourself in the face isn't a better option but as I'm not American, I'm starting to hope y'all do exactly that so you get what you deserve.