The Biden administration has no plans to change its policy toward Israel after the ally’s forces killed seven humanitarian aid workers.

It’s the latest example of the United States criticizing Israel’s conduct of the war against Hamas while remaining reluctant to use its leverage to force a change. Biden has stood with Israel as it aims for the military defeat of Hamas, resisting calls from progressives and pro-Palestinian voices to condition military aid or impose other restrictions. Such moves would break, rather than bend, the relationship with Israel, the administration argues. And they would end any sway the U.S. has with Israel over protecting civilians.

That has caused fissures within the Biden administration. “It’s just rinse and repeat with the Israelis. The American political system can’t or won’t draw a real line with them and that is regrettable,” said a senior U.S. official.

  • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Biden does, for the most part, what he says he’s going to do. He was raised in the age of Israel is a golden child that can do no wrong, never let anything hurt em. And that’s what he does. As they genocide an entire nation, the US funds it and says “we don’t see anything wrong with this” with a straight face. They either believe the world and American voters are actual idiots, or they have no respect the world and American voters. No other option. You know what you’re going to get with Biden, more of this until there’s nothing more to discuss. Talking about the Native American tribes sort of went out the window when the US killed them all and sent them to Oklahoma to die. Negotiating land and rights treaties didn’t really matter. Same here. It won’t really matter when all the Palestinians are dead. That’s when Israel wants to discuss it.

    Trump… He is owned. He will be the strongest supporter of whoever gives him more money that week. Which means something could happen as long as someone has deep pockets. And if not, he’ll do the same thing as Biden does… Until the country implodes. And then the 2 sides can go their separate ways. Realistically, I see 8 or 10 little broken pieces in an EU style. That way the PR can say there was no fracture. But in all reality the laws and lifestyle will be completely different in the People’s Christian Republic of Texas versus New York City.