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Sort of acceptableIf this is a matter of transparency that bothers anyone, Biden can also come out and say some or all of the following things:
- I'm in the process of restraining military aid to Israel by sending defensive weapons (radar, anti-missile countermeasures, etc.) only, but that doesn't get rid of the offensive weapons that Israel already has had for years or even produces domestically.
When Israel explicitly forbids by law any foreign reporting, and kill gazans journalists. He would need to ask Israel to stand up to reinstate free press and not coerce it
- Data given from Israel contain their share of falsehoods, but so is data given by Hamas. Short of sending my own people on the ground to have a clearer idea about numbers and facts, who can give me more accurate reports? Please stand up.
Whataboutism much?
- Israel are doing a lot of things wrong in their approach to this conflict, but there are a number of Middle Eastern governments who want Hamas to be defeated no matter what and who are enabling Netanyahu to get the (dirty) job done.
If you consider next to nothing that these arab countries are giving refuge to 4 million of palestinians (more than palestinians itself), build hospitals, universities and schools among other infrastructure that now are destroyed, then you have a problem. Specially when this problem is created by Israel
- The rest of the Middle East will do absolutely next to nothing for Palestinians while I'm making efforts to get more aid into Gaza.
Hamas exists since the 80s, this is a problem since the 40s and Israel never had any intention on the two state solution since their prime minister Ben Gurion in his own words. The problem is Israel
- For as long as Hamas still thrives, I have seen nothing to suggest that a Palestinian statehood would improve the situation as there is still an official state of civil war between Hamas and the PA. That part is still unresolved as a matter of Palestinian affairs and a major obstacle to statehood at this moment in time.
Pushing them not to commit genocide or well...not being part of commiting genocide is not ditching an ally. If my friend would be raping a girl, believe me that I will bit the shit out of him, I would call the police and I would testify against him
- My position also has to consider what will come beyond Netanyahu's time in power. Ditching an ally on a whim is bad geopolitics. Please ask some of Russia's longstanding allies how they feel after they saw Russia abandoning Armenia completely in the midst of their own local conflict.
Russia, another whataboutism much.