🇮🇱🇵🇸 The Israel-Palestine Politics Thread II

[blueharvest]

How Antony Blinken Said No to Saving Countless Lives in Gaza

The secretary of state overruled his own experts, allowing bombs to continue to flow to Israel. How many more people would be alive today if he hadn’t?

newrepublic.com

 

[blueharvest]

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen as it continues to bomb Lebanon

Assault on Iran-backed proxies expands with attacks on fuel facilities and power plants in Hodeidah and Ras Issa

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

US was not given notice of Israeli strike that killed Nasrallah, top Biden aide says

National security spokesperson John Kirby reiterates ‘ironclad’ support for Israel but ‘mourns’ civilian deaths

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Apparently, killing their leader isn't enough here.

 

[blueharvest]

Biden says he'll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided

President Joe Biden says he will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and believes an all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided.

apnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Biden says he'll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided

President Joe Biden says he will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and believes an all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided.

apnews.com

He's gonna punt it to Kamala.

 

[blueharvest]

He's gonna punt it to Kamala.

More than likely.

 

[blueharvest]

US looks unable to talk Netanyahu out of planned invasion of Lebanon

An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security dynamics

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

US looks unable to talk Netanyahu out of planned invasion of Lebanon

An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security dynamics

www.theguardian.com

Netanyahu truly doesn't care. He's just doing what he wants.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I’m starting to think he really wants a larger war instead of trying to avoid it.

 

[squeekness]

I’m starting to think he really wants a larger war instead of trying to avoid it.

As long as there is war he gets to stay in power.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel

Such determinations are rare, but not unprecedented, when administrations see an urgent need for weapons to be delivered without waiting for lawmakers' approval.

www.pbs.org

 

[blueharvest]

With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel’s actions? | Nesrine Malik

‘Existential threat’ is a thin excuse: the out-of-control force that is pushing the Middle East to the brink is Israel itself, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Iran has tried to avoid conflict with Israel and failed – which deterrent will it reach for next? | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

It would be a risky move, but some in Iran now see building a nuclear bomb as the only way to fend off Israeli attacks, says Middle East expert Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel

Such determinations are rare, but not unprecedented, when administrations see an urgent need for weapons to be delivered without waiting for lawmakers' approval.

www.pbs.org

That article is from December of 2023.

 

[:eek:]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Iran plans to fire missiles at Israel, US official says

Israel said its troops are active in south Lebanon in what the Israel Defense Forces called "limited, localized, and targeted ground raids" targeting Hezbollah positions.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Iran plans to fire missiles at Israel, US official says

Israel said its troops are active in south Lebanon in what the Israel Defense Forces called "limited, localized, and targeted ground raids" targeting Hezbollah positions.

abcnews.go.com

Israel openly saying they want to invade Lebanon probably didn't help.

 

[Lily Adler]

CNN: White House believes Iran is preparing imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel

Biden: All the more to send another billion Israel's way.

 

[squeekness]

CNN: White House believes Iran is preparing imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel

Biden: All the more to send another billion Israel's way.

World War 3 on its way.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

This whole situation is a humanitarian disaster.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Lily Adler]

Noticed the racism there as well when he keeps asking "why is Coates saying Israel doesn't have the right to exist while Palestinians do". Tony Dokoupil is being straight up racist to Arabs.