US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced another $135 million in US aid for the Palestinians as he called again for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Contrast that to hand wringing about “now that Haniyeh /Nasrallah /Sinwar/ ??? is dead, we need a ceasefire”, the refusal to demand more aid trucks daily and prevent famine, or hollow commitments to a two-state solution, without any action - of course it’s optics.
He’s right. Anything short of an arms embargo is just optics. Or did we already forget about the peir and what an absolute performative shitshow that was?
You can’t help yourself, can you?
Just shy of $18 billion for Israel. Nearly unlimited diplomatic cover and significant patron:client posturing that has Ukraine and Taiwan jealous. US troops, deployed using US weapons, to defend Israel.
Contrast that to hand wringing about “now that Haniyeh /Nasrallah /Sinwar/ ??? is dead, we need a ceasefire”, the refusal to demand more aid trucks daily and prevent famine, or hollow commitments to a two-state solution, without any action - of course it’s optics.
I’m not sure what this comment means. It’s pretty cryptic.
He’s right. Anything short of an arms embargo is just optics. Or did we already forget about the peir and what an absolute performative shitshow that was?