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Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy, Without Congress (truthout.org)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

But during some of those conversations, managers have told staffers they should not expect to influence U.S. policy on Israel-Palestine regardless of their national security chops, according to five current and one recently departed State Department officials who talked to HuffPost.

Keep in mind, that Biden has asked for a humanitarian cease fire in Gaza. This information is like fresh of last night, so I don't expect news agencies to catch up fast.

It looks like Biden is lagging behind public opinion on this one, but he is turning course.

What that means going forward will depend on how much aid is let in Gaza by Israel.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biden is specifically avoiding the term "cease-fire":

The White House has refused to call for a cease-fire but has signaled that the Israelis should consider humanitarian pauses to allow civilians to receive aid and for foreign nationals trapped on the strip to leave Gaza.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but probably because using the term would cause major political problems for him.

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