israel/gaza

[toastykitten]

This set of links are about how violence and death are choices for the politicians in charge:

Biden's secrecy on arms transfers unnerves some Democrats

Macron calls for ceasefire

Biden approves arms deal despite his own security order.

Netanyahu rejected ceasefire for hostages deal in Gaza weeks ago

Overwhelming demands for ceasefire catch Dems by surprise - “Members see members who step out of line lose their elections,” the Democratic aide said.

They sense safety in the herd.

“If only, what, 24 members are for a cease-fire, and even [Vermont Sen.] Bernie Sanders won’t say the word, maybe they should just go with the pack,” another staff member said. “That’s the calculation.”

Their caution is demoralizing even for a workforce used to profound cynicism.

Maryland Democrats threaten funding of immigrant rights group that called for Gaza ceasefire.

Palestinian woman who lost 68 family members in Gaza confronts Elizabeth Warren. 

What is up with Bernie Sanders not calling for a ceasefire? He had no issue two years ago. 

Comments

[maeve66]

Yeah, I don't get it either. I am profoundly disappointed in him. He brought the word socialist back into mainstream politics, and his primary campaign in 2016 made it possible for me to talk about real left-ish politics with ordinary people like the custodian at my school, then. But this is gutless. I don't think he can walk that line -- call for Biden to force Israel to prevent civilian casualties but still say that you can't negotiate with Hamas. He defended Rashida Tlaib as "a good friend of his" but ... cannot say "Ceasefire". It makes me so sad.

[toastykitten]

It is so genuinely disappointing.