President Biden told a Democratic lawmaker and members of his Cabinet after the State of the Union address that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will need to have a ā€œcome-to-Jesus meeting.ā€

Bidenā€™s comments, captured on a hot mic as he spoke with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on the floor of the House chamber, came after Bennet congratulated the commander in chief on his speech and pressed him to keep pressure on Netanyahu over increasing humanitarian issues in Gaza.

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    10 months ago

    With Hamas being very clear about wanting to commit genocide, the choice is this conflict is not genocide vs. no genocide. The choice is about which side is given more opportunity to commit genocide. Horrific that is the choice, but itā€™s not like disarming the Israelis would result in fewer human deaths in that region.

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      10 months ago

      Hamas does not have anything like the resources to actually enact a genocide and they never will. Regardless of this, the people of Palestine do not deserve to be executed en masse for Hamasā€™ crimes.

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          10 months ago

          Itā€™s mystifying! Hamas is obviously a pretty evil organisation, but the fact that people seem to think this justifies whatā€™s happening is horrifying.

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      10 months ago

      Well, at least youā€™re open that you support Netanyahuā€™s genocide instead of flinging accusations.

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      10 months ago

      When you colonize a region and then try to say itā€™s an US vs Them situation like you both should be allowed, it makes your argument a lot less valid. Itā€™s not like these 2 peoples just woke up in a cage together. Itā€™s a colony. One group forced themselves into the area.

      This isnā€™t to say to genocide the Jews or something like your fucked up brain imagines is the only solution. But it does mean that the state of Israel doesnā€™t get to just stop here and keep all its genocidal spoils. Itā€™s going to have to give up and lose some of its land and absolute power over these people. It has to stop treating palastinians like subhumans. It has to give up control over some things. As long as itā€™s unwilling to do so, it will continue creating people who hate it to the point of utter annihilation, and it will be the state of Israels fault for treating people that way.