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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Anything other than siding with Israel would lead to claims of anti-semitism and criticism from the very powerful Isreal lobby, not to mention Republicans

we all know that the accusations of antisemitism- in this case- are blatant bullshit.

Anyway, it’s hard to find a national politician in the US who doesn’t side with Israel. I agree it would be nice if Biden took a more neutral stance, but Congress are the ones who appropriate money for Israel, not the President.

As for appropriations, once again: that other people support genocidal behavior in a foreign goverment does not justify the president also supporting said genocidal behavior. We can hold everyone to higher standards. as for how hard it is to find politicians that don't... it's actually not that hard. There's more out there than you seem to think. Cori Bush, André Carson, Jesús García, Raúl Grijalva, Marie Newman, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib, all voted against funding on the oct. 10th. Also Thomas Massie, though his explanation was that he's opposed to all foreign aid...

There's also growing calls by other politicans to not provide military support but continue other forms of aid (notably humanitarian aid).