President Joe Biden said Tuesday Israel’s prime minister needs to change his hardline government and support for the country’s military campaign is waning amid heavy bombardment of Gaza.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday Israel’s prime minister needs to change his hardline government and support for the country’s military campaign is waning amid heavy bombardment of Gaza. … “This is the most conservative government in Israel’s history,” Biden said, adding that the Israeli government “doesn’t want a two-state solution.”

It’s mind-blowing how thoroughly Netanyahu has bungled this. They had damn near the entire world in full support after Hamas’ horrific attack on Israeli civilians, and they’ve managed to lose it.

  • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    811·
    11 months ago

    WHy doEs biDEn SuppORT isRaEl?

    This kind of diplomatic pressure is why. Biden again knocking it out of the park to thunderous boos.

      • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        310·
        11 months ago

        Biden is supporting Israel’s war against Hamas and using that support to direct Israeli policy moving forward. How is this not an absolute win?

            • Sunforged@lemmy.mlEnglish
              81·
              11 months ago

              “War against Hamas”

              You won’t care though you’re deeply entrenched in propaganda. Biden isn’t pushing Isreali policy with this criticism, within 24 hours he claimed he is a zionist.

              • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
                28·
                11 months ago

                I would certainly hope he’d say that, considering Israel is America’s most valuable Middle East ally.

        • GeneralVincent@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          11 months ago

          Biden is supporting Israel’s war against Hamas genocide against Palestinians and using that support to direct Israeli policy ask Israel nicely to stop doing the bad things without any consequences if they don’t moving forward. How is this not an absolute win failure to be a decisive, moral leader?