“The truth is that from a legal perspective, these resolutions are not complicated,” Sanders said during a press conference Tuesday, alongside Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Peter Welch, D-Vt.; and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. “They are cut and dry. The United States government is currently in violation of the law, and every member of the Senate who believes in the rule of law should vote for these resolutions.”
Despite aid groups reporting that Israel has continued to block humanitarian aid into Gaza, the White House overlooked the blown deadline last week, saying that it will continue to provide weapons to Israel. The decision stands in direct violation of existing U.S. law preventing the government from sending weapons to countries that block U.S.-backed humanitarian assistance.
With the Biden administration unwilling to act and legislation targeting pro-Palestinian nonprofits still advancing, pro-Palestinian advocates and their allies in Congress argue that passing the joint resolutions is likely the last real opportunity for Democrats to address the crisis in Gaza before Republicans take control in January.
Despite Democrats’ unwillingness to vote for conditioning military aid to Israel in the past, Araabi hopes that at least some of the lame-duck senators who won’t be returning in January will take this opportunity to cement an anti-genocide record.
Any Democrat that sits on this, instead of voting in line with Sanders and other voices of conscience, is supporting Trump at this point.
The party line that Trump will be worse for Palestine will no longer work. And I will be writing the Democrat from my state to let them know as much.
Biden is lobbying against Sanders, even now. The guy has essentially King’s powers and he’s using them be a doddering, feckless war criminal.
Yeah, I saw that this morning. Biden has gone full mask off at this point. Old and nothing to lose but his pride.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Biden WANTED Trump to win
There’s been a lot of speculation claiming exactly that. I think it’s a stretch.
But, if your actions are causing people to make that type of speculation, a normal person would at least take some time for self reflection.
Whether true or not, it’s a bad look.
Whatever legacy Biden hoped to leave is irrevocably trashed IMHO.
If the Duopoly works together to stay in power it’s a pretty effective way of preventing any real opposition from forming.
Most people still think it’s red vs blue, when for the last 50 years in the US it’s been rich vs poor.
Did you forget that democrats supported the attack on gaza?
Jfc have some self awareness and realize both sides are doing this bullshit.
I’m quite aware.
Which was the point of my post had you bothered to look past your own knee-jerk reaction.
He didnt forget, he just doesnt care. Most dems dont care at all about browns in other countries. They occassionally pretend to, for whatever reason, but they are well aware that some bad stuff happen to keep the wheels of the empire oiled.
Fuck the personal attacks you don’t know me.
Which is obvious because you just misgendered me.
If I didn’t care why did I even bother saying anything or seeing how my senator is going to vote on this yesterday?
Are you doing shit other than sitting on your hands saying oh I guess it’s over?
Don’t even bother responding I’ve already blocked.
It’s only because this Senate session is under Democratic control that this is being voted on in the first place. After the new year, and new session, it will be under Republican control, and something like this will never make it to the floor. So yeah, penalize those that will allow a vote versus those that won’t. Same thought process that gives you President Trump.
Writing my senator isn’t penalizing anyone. Nice straw man though.
You are penalizing yourself, so have at it.
Well since I’m penalizing myself by talking to you, since you don’t seem to have any intellectual honesty, I guess I will just block you.
Thanks for pointing it out.
So now you’re a coward
Do you want the short answer or the long answer?
Well just to prevent me from having to come back to answer
Short Answer: No
Long Answer: Lol, no
Their corporate paymasters in the arms industry say no.
Spoiler alert: no.
Well, let’s see what Chuck Schumer probably thinks…
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S
Number 7 on one of the few bipartisan lists in DC, nestled right between hos buddies Mitch McTurtle and Rafael “Ted” Cruz…
One of the few areas Biden is really head and shoulders above the rest though.
But Israel pays way too much money to both parties for either party’s leaders to actually do what’s best for America.
They’re gonna do what’s best for their campaign donations.
Edit:
Since some people may be surprised number 2 doesn’t sound familiar, it’s this guy:
One of the most corrupt Dems to ever be held accountable (technically the trial is still happening).
He was Hillary’s co-campaign chair in 07 when she lost to Obama, and then Obama made him chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for some fucking reason. He was indicted shortly after in 2018, but charges were then dropped for 5 years till 2023 when he was committing crimes and accepting bribes from foreign government with a legitimately trumpian level of skill at hiding his crimes.
Like, at one point I remember him trying to argue that storing gold bars inside of the suits in his closet was a totally normal thing and not related to him googling how to smuggle gold bars into America while he was in Qatar and just accepted gold bars as bribe…
Democrats: “should we stop enabling genocide, now that we have absolutely no reason not to?
Gee!
Hmmmm
I dunno maybe?! :D probably not tho lol”
Probably not. US international relations is heavily driven by an amoral power calculus.
Israel is a major foil to Iran. Iran is an ally of Russia and China and a threat to US interests in the region. Barring an extreme amount of pressure from constituents, which has not reached that threshold as far as I can tell, most US politicians will tolerate almost any human rights abuse from Israel.
its just money, aipac either funds you or your opponent. these cowards just take the money and go on with their pimping for lobbyists while laughing at murdered children.
If the logic is “selling these is causing war crimes” they’d have to defined the entire US military. The US regularly breaks the same laws.
This would also have to pass the House, which it would not. I agree with Bernie’s statement and respect his choice to put the resolution forth on principle. I do not respect the article author or commentors who are either ignorant of basic U.S. civics, or choosing to be deliberately deceptive in order to place blame solely on Democrats.
who had the house and govt for last one year when pregnant women were shot, infants were bombed to pieces, kids burned alive in hospitals ? while we struggled to pay rent and my dad’s health related expenses almost tripled.
bernie is right to do this, it will bring out all the two faced filths whose hypocrisy gave the presidency to gop. it will be now be on us to weed out these crooks during primaries.
lol
They definitely will not.
