tribeofjesse

18+ clawfulneutral , 1 month ago to palestine group

Blinken says he wants to work with Congress to penalize International Criminal Court

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments were an early indication of the Biden administration’s openness to taking action against the Netherlands-based court for its application for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan also issued warrants for senior Hamas officials, including its leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

In a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday afternoon, #Blinken said he would “welcome” working with Sen. Lindsey Graham on “bipartisan” sanctions against the ICC.

“It’s clear Israel wants to do all it can to ensure civilian protection,” said #Biden at a White House reception marking Jewish American Heritage Month. “Let me be clear: What’s happening is not genocide.”

https://archive.md/vfcXk #uspol #Democrats @palestine

18+ tribeofjesse , 1 month ago

@clawfulneutral @palestine

Blinken often makes sense. This time, he doesn't.

Let me be clear: - what is happening - the extreme, purposeful indifference to the lives and well-being of Gaza civilians is genocide. Biden is dead wrong on this point.

This is an extremely poor time to be sucking up to Benjamin Netanyahu. US politicians should think twice before acting on this war criminal's behalf. Genocide Ben is a huge part of the problem.

This comes from my United States Senator:

"Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) on Monday defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant along with senior Hamas officials, breaking with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the controversial issue."

Sanders: ICC ‘right’ to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli defense official
by Alexander Bolton - 05/20/24 4:23 PM ET

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4675475-bernie-sanders-icc-arrest-warrants-netanyahu/

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#alexanderbolton #benjaminnetanyahu #democrats #gaza #genocide #genocideben #hamas #hamasisraelwar #icc #internationalcriminalcourt #israel #israelhamaswar #netanyahu #palestine #palestinians

wdlindsy , 5 months ago to random

Robert Hubbell discusses how Biden and the Democrats can't win for losing when it comes to the New York Times:

"After Biden’s commanding, unprecedented win in South Carolina, the NYTimes Pitchbot proposed this headline:

'Biden’s closer-than-expected 95-point win in today’s South Carolina primary could hint at general election weakness.'"

#Biden #Democrats #NewYorkTimes
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/joe-bidens-commanding-victory-in

tribeofjesse , 5 months ago

@wdlindsy

I guess the New York Times thought any win of less than ninety-six percent of the vote was hardly worth the effort.

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#democrats