Israel the Occupier

Netanyahu plans to occupy Gaza. It appears that he may be meeting some opposition, so we will see what happens in the end.

It was clear, however, since shortly after the Hamas attack in October 2023, that occupation was the ultimate plan. Eveyone knew that, and a great proportion of Western governments publicly and dishonestly denied it.

Most notable among these governments, of course, was the US administration of Joe Biden. It is his administration that owns this. He could have stopped it at any time. Not only did he not do so, but he actively and vocally supported the genocide throughout, and actively and dishonestly labelled any US opposition as antisemitic. He was silent when Congress went after American college campuses where protests occurred.

But Biden was not alone. To this day, a majority of elected Democrats in Congress (in opposition to the actual grassroots of the party) have totally supported the genocide. They were also silent--and therefore complicit--when Elise Stefanik lied about antisemitism on campus. There have been a few notable exceptions, but the national elected Democrats are totally guilty in this. It's pretty hard to put the blame in the lap of Donald Trump.

Any Democrat running for national office who does not (1) explicitly condemn the genocide and (2) support some form of Palestinian statehood--now--will not receive my vote.