WASHINGTON—Explaining why the United States would not call on Israel to end its continuous airstrikes on Palestinian civilians, the White House warned Wednesday that a ceasefire in Gaza would only serve to benefit humanity. “We know there are voices across the world calling for a ceasefire, but what everyone needs to understand is that the only people who stand to gain from halting the bombing campaign are people who deeply value human life,” President Biden said in an Oval Office address, adding that if Israel was not given time to collectively punish all 2.3 million people who live in Gaza, it would be a great victory for anyone who believes civilians are entitled to basic dignity and security for themselves and their families. “We cannot allow that happen. These humanitarian concerns may be valid, but right now, a pause in hostilities would advance the interests of no one but innocent Palestinians, the many U.S. citizens living in Gaza, and the more than 200 Israelis who were violently abducted by Hamas and are currently being held in unknown locations. That’s not what America stands for.” Biden later extended the argument to explain why the United States spent billions on military aid for Israel while it spent mere millions on humanitarian aid for Gaza.

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    3 months ago

    It’s not satire when the propaganda is actually putting people at risk. Allowing Islamic jihadism to perpetuate and to expand as they are attempting to do is among the greatest risks to open society that exist today.

    The people of Gaza are also victims of this but until Hamas and their Network of supporters has been at the minimum limited in their influence. If not completely eliminated, the people of Gaza will continue to suffer. Just like the people in Syria, just like the people in Lebanon just like the people in Sudan etc etc etc.

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        3 months ago

        Which shows the power of propaganda. Many still see thru it though and thankfully they’re standing strong in the face of the tidal wave of hate sweeping the West.

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          3 months ago

          The propaganda is that the governments of the west has any uniting identity outside of exploitation and greed.

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                3 months ago

                The west is definitely losing. Hopefully they will smarten up before the intifada starts, oh wait they’re already burning and rioting. Shit.

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      3 months ago

      That’s like saying progressives who protest vote or abstain are ok if every single Palestinian is murdered by Israel, they just also want to make sure nothing is done to protect LGBT rights, mitigate climate change, reduce income inequality, support unions, balance the supreme court, protect reproductive rights, lower student debt or lower gun violence.