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The US is not a credible ceasefire mediator, but a genocide partner
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Well Hamas already accepted the American deal which Biden claimed was proposed by israel.
Hamas has called the bluff of israel never accepting to a ceasefire by accepting that proposal.
America still covering for israel after Hamas accepted their proposal is enough proof that the post is true.
No it isn't. There are lots of other more fact-based and reasonable ways that could be explained. Though this extremely biased bad faith argument of yours isn't surprising given your defense of things like houthi child soldiers. Which you were at least temporarily banned for in the news community.
Now just for fun. Let's pretend for a moment that that your bad faith misrepresentation of the situation were factual and true. If the United States. A country with a large Palestinian population. And Palestinians in government. Has a vested interest in and is an eager and willing to participate in genocide of the Palestinian people. A claim which you yourself personally make several times a day everyday. There must be some sort of clear benefit from it. For the Israelis they get land and resources it's very clear what they get from it. They don't get any of the land. They don't get any of the resources. They don't get any new bases. Or anything for that matter. And it upsets and amenates a large part of their own population. So since this is your position. what does America logically, directly stand to gain from the extermination of the Palestinian people?
Can you cite where I defended the usage of child soldiers? The WorldNews mods weren't able to find it
You keep using the word bad faith. Maybe shut the projector off.
Yes. And I will answer your question only after you've answered mine. Otherwise all you're doing is deflection and your usual projection.
The two main ways in which the US benefits from supporting Israel militarily is that it maintains US hegemonic influence in the region and that it greatly benefits the Military Industrial Complex.
Taxes from US citizens subsidize these arms deals, the profit of which goes to those heavily invested in our private Military Contractor companies making the weapons.
https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts
https://theconversation.com/biden-says-the-u-s-would-have-to-invent-an-israel-if-it-didnt-exist-why-210172
Historically, our main geopolitical interests for supporting Israel is counter other foreign interests such as the USSR, and to support our interest in the region such as our invasion of Iraq and Iran for access to natural resources such as oil.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/politics/presidents-israel-cnn/index.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/timeline-how-us-presidents-have-defended-israel-over-decades
Additionally, the main base of support for the continued military support of Israel, other than capital and geopolitical interests, are Christian Zionists. Which far outnumber all Jewish people, let alone Jewish Zionists, in America.
Yeah. And killing Palestinians actually jeopardizes that. So no the United States sees no benefit from the genocide.
I agree it's bad policy and bad politics. I was just laying out the historical reasons.
I'm a major advocate for ending unconditional support to Israel, forcing them with international pressure to end the Apartheid, and for a Bi-National One State with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians including Right of Return for all Refugees