The Israeli military has ordered new forced evacuations in parts of central Gaza, signaling the expansion of ground operations and the latest displacement of Palestinians, many of whom have already been displaced multiple times over the course of Israel’s war on the territory. At least 50 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, pushing the official death toll past 40,200. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since October without securing any breakthrough for a ceasefire deal. In Chicago, where Democrats are gathered for the DNC, Gaza has been mentioned only in passing from the main stage of the convention. The party’s official platform adopted this week does not call for an arms embargo on Israel and reasserts unwavering U.S. support for Israel. “There’s been an almost competition between Democrats and Republicans on 'how much can we show Israel that we support them and that we have their back?'” says human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and previously the senior legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for U.N. membership. “Why should Israel ever compromise its positions if they know that by holding out, they’ll get more goodies from the U.S.?”

The Israeli military has ordered new forced evacuations in parts of central Gaza, signaling the expansion of ground operations and the latest displacement of Palestinians, many of whom have already been displaced multiple times over the course of Israel’s war on the territory. At least 50 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, pushing the official death toll past 40,200.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since October without securing any breakthrough for a ceasefire deal. In Chicago, where Democrats are gathered for the DNC, Gaza has been mentioned only in passing from the main stage of the convention. The party’s official platform adopted this week does not call for an arms embargo on Israel and reasserts unwavering U.S. support for Israel.

“There’s been an almost competition between Democrats and Republicans on ‘how much can we show Israel that we support them and that we have their back?’” says human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and previously the senior legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for U.N. membership. “Why should Israel ever compromise its positions if they know that by holding out, they’ll get more goodies from the U.S.?”

  • @TokenBoomerEnglish
    9•4 months ago

    Stop funding and supplying arms to Israel. Most of the rest of the world recognizes Palestine as a state. Back the ICJ arrests ruling for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for war crimes. Urge the UN to sanction Israel for apartheid like they did for South Africa. It can be done. It’s been done before. America just has to have the will to do the right things.

    • @BeetschnappsEnglish
      -9•4 months ago

      Most everything you have mentioned has already been done save for the arms sales and a UN sanction; which won’t change anything. Nothing you mention fundamentally changes the situation and I mention that because incremental not fundamental change is what is needed here…

      All while you bitch and moan about the “fundamental” side with nothing else to offer. So incremental change is happening while you offer nothing but incremental bs.

      • @homura1650English
        9•4 months ago

        We are talking about US politics here, so I’m assuming the focus is what the US has been doing.

        Stop funding and supplying arms to Israel.

        Like the $20 billion we approved earlier this month (in direct violation of the foreign assistance act)

        recognize Palestine as a state

        We simply do not do this. Then again we don’t recognize Taiwan either.

        Back ICJ arrest ruling for Netenyahu

        The US has been opposed to this warrent, and there is talk of sanctioning the ICJ over it.

        Should anyone ever arrest any Israeli official pursuant to an ICJ ruling, there is standing US law (American Service-Members’ Protection Act, otherwise known as the invade the Hague act) authorizing the President to use full military force to secure their release [0]

        Urge the UN to sanction Israel

        The US is routinely the sole veto on every major UN vote on Israel.

        [0] This isn’t Israel specific. It us authorized for bassically any ally that is not an ICJ member.

      • @TokenBoomerEnglish
        9•4 months ago

        We’ve done nothing and we’re all out of ideas.

        Dave Harden, a former USAID mission director to the West Bank and Gaza, described the pier project as “humanitarian theater.”

        • @BeetschnappsEnglish
          -5•4 months ago

          The exact point of every one of yours and these types of comments.

          You like to pretend it’s the organized political parties that are all out of ideas…

          All why you keep shitting on every political forum online with nothing to do.

          You are the ones that have tried nothing but keep telling everyone there’s nothing to do!

          But you have cartoons to tell yourself everyone else is “blue maga”!

          • @TokenBoomerEnglish
            6•4 months ago

            If you won’t consider the answer, then why ask the question?

              • @jordanlundMEnglish
                3•4 months ago

                Removed, civility.

              • @TokenBoomerEnglish
                2•4 months ago

                Relax. No need to get angry with other people. It’s just a genocide.

                • @BeetschnappsEnglish
                  -5•4 months ago

                  Rest assured you have rendered the term meaningless.

                  It’s not the definition that was unknown. More importantly the point is mute thanks to you.

                  Genocide!

                  • @TokenBoomerEnglish
                    3•4 months ago

                    Stop giving me credit I don’t deserve. I’m not that powerful. Just a guy trying to have an objective opinion. You don’t think it’s a genocide?