An upcoming appeal in San Francisco will argue that the president's policies are fuelling Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people
While President Joe Biden recently said that “no one is above the law”, in response to guilty verdicts in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, his administration is seemingly committed to shielding Israel from accountability at any cost - even if that means tearing apart the rules-based international order.
Biden has so far not only refused to support the ongoing case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but he has actively rejected the preliminary findings of the World Court determining that Israel is “plausibly” committing genocide.
On 10 June, an appellate court in San Francisco will have the opportunity to demonstrate that indeed no one, including the president of the United States, is above the law.
The Center for Constitutional Rights, representing plaintiffs Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCI-P), Al-Haq, Palestinians in Gaza and Palestinian Americans, will ask a panel of judges to reconsider the district court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to stop the US government from transferring more weapons to Israel during an ongoing genocide.
Even if the DCI wins this judgement (which, spoiler, they won't) it won't stop the US government from transferring more weapons to Israel. It would merely un-dismiss the case, which they would still lose.
And even if they won their lawsuit, it would in no way hold Biden accountable, legally, politically, or economically, for anything at all.
Why is this author trying to draw parallels between Trump's felony convictions and this relatively inconsequential appeal of a dismissal of a lawsuit that isn't going anywhere? I understand to the DCI and Palestinians, this is an important cause, but it's not at all relevant to the presidential race.
Trying to shoehorn a comparison makes it seem like a right-wing hit piece. Either way, it's garbage journalism.
Also, intelligence from foreign bodies is not recognized in US courts. Unless the evidence is submitted directly in trial or substantiated by the State Department, it is considered hearsay, and inadmissible.
The entire foundation for their argument is flawed. It absolutely reads like a propaganda piece.
And Trump wasn't convicted for bribing a porn star to not tell the embarrassing story of their tryst. He was convicted of engaging in fraud to hide the payments. That's the sort of casual attitude towards the law that makes him unfit for office.
I'll grant you that Biden's support for Bibi makes it difficult to support him, but Trump is an even stronger supporter of Netanyahu, and would be far worse for the Palestinian people.
Hey look! It’s the person who constantly gets their posts/comments removed for misinformation and op-ed hit pieces, here to share yet another op-ed hit piece!
“Remember folks! Be sure not to vote for Biden. And here’s why! But ignore the fact that if you don’t, it’ll be FAR worse for everyone up to- and including Palestine! But don’t back me into a corner and make me have to show the math on this, because if you do, I’ll accuse you of ad hominem!!!”
By the way, didn’t you accuse the mods of being Zionist genocide supporters and threaten to never post here again?
Oooooh another opinion piece from middleeasteye. Nice! @Linkerbaan@lemmy.world I've seen you go all Nancy Drew on UN reports so you DO know how to conduct some media discernment. Hmm. Interesting.
Oh, wait, I almost forgot: it's just an aesthetic for you.
Being reported with the tags of "op ed" and "why is this allowed?"
First, op ed articles aren't banned.
Second, even though, IMHO, the author is COMPLETELY uninformed about what constitutes Presidential Immunity and an official act (see my non-mod reply 👇 there somewhere), it's important to note that there IS a court case pending on this:
So that when the ruling comes down, and the discussion inevitably turns to if it was right or wrong, nobody is going "Wait, why is this the first time I'm hearing about this?"