Summary

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich endorsed President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, stating it’s “time” to extend full Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.

This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu highlighted his alignment with Trump on the “Iranian threat.”

Tensions in Gaza and Lebanon have escalated following recent Israeli airstrikes, with regional leaders gathering in Riyadh to address Israeli actions.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to meet President Biden, though Biden’s influence on Israel may be limited following Trump’s win.

  • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
    49·
    1 month ago

    Probably for the same reason so many terminally online “politically engaged” people insist that they’re clearly morally and intellectually superior to everyone else despite the fact that all they do is whine about how the “lesser evil” (in just one of thousands of elections, no less) isn’t good enough for them.

    Maybe if you stopped focusing so much on the negatives, and started promoting positive change, people wouldn’t argue with you so much.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      92·
      1 month ago

      I think you’re confusing me for someone else

      I voted D like I always do, so have most progressive on here from what I’ve seen them say.

      What me, and them, have been saying is that Biden and Harris had our votes, but every indication show d they wouldn’t get enough to beat trump.

      It’s fine to be upset about that, we are too. Probably more than any moderate, we’re literally losing more than you all, that’s why we care.

      But what’s scary is this has all happened before. Moderates refuse to acknowledge they’re unpopular with Dem voters, and rather than reach out to progressives for help reaching non-votera…

      You all just seemed obsessed with turning more Dem voters away from the party.

      Maybe if you stopped focusing so much on the negatives, and started promoting positive change, people wouldn’t argue with you so much.

      The change we need is better Dem candidates, how the absolute fuck will that happen if we’re not allowed to acknowledge we keep running shitty candidates?

      Do you even remember how a fair and open primary is supposed to work?

      How is one of those ever possible if no one is allowed to criticize the party’s favorite?