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Uncle Joe

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31. I believe it's because President Biden has strong emotional ties to Israel.
Mon May 20, 2024, 04:47 PM
May 2024

President Biden was born less than a year after Pearl Harbor and grew up heavily exposed to the atrocities that the Jewish People endured during the Holocaust by the American media at the hands of the Nazi's.

Less so by too many indifferent Western Nations including the U.S. that turned fleeing Jews from Europe away so he's particularly sensitive when they're attacked and perhaps with a twinge of sub-conscious collective guilt.

He grew up during the Red Scare and McCarthyism of the 1950s when our society in general viewed the world in very black and white terms, and they just weren't exposed to much mass contrary information.

If you have a family member in trouble for whatever reason, your first instinct is to defensively protect them whether right or wrong, up until a point, and that can/will be different for any given situation.

Having said all that, I believe President Biden loves Israel, but is or is becoming acutely aware that Netanyahu is no friend to democracy in the United States much less Israel.

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Who are the top 3 Hamas leaders? And where are they? Srkdqltr May 2024 #1
Haniyeh is in Qatar. The other two are in Gaza. LeftInTX May 2024 #2
Thank you . Srkdqltr May 2024 #3
Awesome! Goddessartist May 2024 #4
Please share a link to this story when you have it FakeNoose May 2024 #5
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Palestine LeftInTX May 2024 #6
Thx FakeNoose May 2024 #8
Excellent news! Lonestarblue May 2024 #7
About time malaise May 2024 #9
Arrest warrants have NOT been issued. speak easy May 2024 #10
Corrected. Thanks. Uncle Joe May 2024 #11
I have no doubt the warrants will be issued, speak easy May 2024 #13
Yes, I heard them state, Uncle Joe May 2024 #14
No way Netanyahu can escape starvation / denial of humanitarian aid. speak easy May 2024 #15
Aww... GB_RN May 2024 #12
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants Passages May 2024 #16
Will Israel turn them over? 3Hotdogs May 2024 #17
Good. ananda May 2024 #18
And I doubt any of them will turn themselves in or see a day in Court. cstanleytech May 2024 #19
What a horrible mess Joinfortmill May 2024 #20
its a good first step moonshinegnomie May 2024 #21
Hurrah! This reminds me of when the ICC put out a warrant for Pinochet who thought he was immune. Ping Tung May 2024 #22
The State of Palestine is a signatory to the ICC sarisataka May 2024 #23
Hamas enid602 May 2024 #24
What does that have to do with my question? sarisataka May 2024 #25
You're right enid602 May 2024 #26
Palestine is a signatory whereas Israel is not sarisataka May 2024 #28
Victims enid602 May 2024 #29
We see it already... sarisataka May 2024 #30
No choice enid602 May 2024 #32
Please point out where I said there was no choice sarisataka May 2024 #33
My opinion enid602 May 2024 #38
The State of Palestine is a signatory.... Xolodno May 2024 #45
Curious about the disagreement between Biden and admin vs ICC MutantAndProud May 2024 #27
I believe it's because President Biden has strong emotional ties to Israel. Uncle Joe May 2024 #31
This makes sense MutantAndProud May 2024 #34
Oh I bet. BannonsLiver May 2024 #36
Meaningless BannonsLiver May 2024 #35
Sen. Sanders Statement: Donkees May 2024 #37
So if the next step is deliberation by judges on the applications AloeVera May 2024 #39
They issue warrants and not much happens. Netanyahu will avoid countries where he can be apprehended. LeftInTX May 2024 #40
Thanks. For clarity on my question see post #42 AloeVera May 2024 #43
It was GWB that revoked our signatory status with the ICC. Xolodno May 2024 #46
Yes. AloeVera May 2024 #48
I wouldn't celebrate too long or too hard, MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #41
Thanks but let me clarify. AloeVera May 2024 #42
Thanks for the reply. MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #44
Thanks!! AloeVera May 2024 #47
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