Progressive Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush raised signs calling on President Joe Biden to “stop sending bombs” to the Israeli military as he pledged during his State of the Union address Thursday night to provide more humanitarian aid to Gazans and decried the war’s grisly death toll.
“This war has taken a greater toll on innocent civilians than all previous wars in Gaza combined. More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of whom are not Hamas,” Biden said. “Thousands and thousands of innocents, women and children. Girls and boys also orphaned. Nearly two million more Palestinians under bombardment or displacement.”
“A U.S. port delivering meager amounts of humanitarian aid and empty rhetoric mean nothing when they are delivered alongside U.S. bombs,” said Jewish Voice for Peace Action late Thursday.
Bernie and AOC both refuse to call it Genocide.
Go and watch Bernie’s interview on Colbert - he’s really fucking clear.
About what? The word Genocide?
Do you know how long Bernie was initially even refusing to call for a ceasefire?
With a litmus test like yours you’ll never find anyone worthy. There are political reasons to avoid calling it a genocide but I met Bernie a few times when I lived in Burlington. He sure as shit is doing everything in his power to end the war in Gaza - calling it a genocide doesn’t save lives (unless the ICJ can come down on Netanyahu) so posturing is unproductive.
So why was he warmongering for Netanyahu in the early days despite HEAVY backlash from his own base?
I find it so amusing that you can watch videos from 4 months back. Nobody seems to remember anything. Watch this video of when the word ceasefire was taboo for Bernie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8kkzQx-_rI