US President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza.

“What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide. We reject that,” Biden said at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House.

I can’t tell if he’s pandering or trying to lose the election

  • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
    5610·
    6 months ago

    Remember, it’s only genocide if it originates from occupied Poland. Otherwise, it’s just sparkling mass extermination.

    • Guydht@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1122·
      6 months ago

      Nah, it’s only genocide if it’s carried with the intent to target the whole ethnic group, including civilians. Something that if the IDF really wanted, would’ve meant 100 times the casualties.

        • Guydht@lemmy.worldEnglish
          48·
          6 months ago

          A thing which isn’t happening, considering there’s food in Gaza…

          Maybe in the start of the war when there was a blockade, but that’s an order from the israeli government and they’re getting an arrest warrant for it.

          • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            53·
            6 months ago

            That’s great consider telling the IPC about it their website must be full of mistakes. Glad you cleared up this myth that israel is committing Genocide with a statement from the incredibly trustworthy israeli army.

        • Guydht@lemmy.worldEnglish
          47·
          6 months ago

          I wasn’t clear. Apologies.

          I meant whole as in both terrorists and civilians. And they’re not doing that, they’re targeting Hamas. If they’d target civilians, then x100 the casualties.

          • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
            53·
            6 months ago

            What if the IDF is pursuing a strategy of plausible deniability? What might that look like? The current violence is seeing Israel losing support throughout the world. If the IDF were to start a straight-up Holocaust, those countries that are protesting now might take direct military action to stop it. Plausible deniability might include, say, fostering the creation of a radical militant group, and directing funds to them in order to create a Big Bad to fight against as cover for genocidal land theft.

          • aliteral@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            6 months ago

            But they are effectively genociding palestinians. Not only by collateral damage in Gazs but through land theft and killing in the West Bank.