• Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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    3 months ago

    I think this was pretty much the best that could be expected from an american presidential candidate. Israel’s position in the geopolitical balance of power makes it impossible for her to just outright denounce them. She’s signalling that she’s (hopefully) going to be less limp-wristed than Biden was on the issue, but the US’s hands are largely tied when it comes to Israel - at least for as long as the forward outpost in the Middle East is as desirable as it still is to US interests.

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      3 months ago

      Not just the strategic value, but also the fact that the Netanyahu camp and allies will cry “antisemitism” in the face of any significant criticism, which could be disastrous for an election campaign.

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      3 months ago

      All she had to do was say “Two wrongs don’t make a right. End the genocide.” Netanyahu has a warrant for arrest by the international criminal court. Israel’s only remaining ally is the US at this point.