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Rights advocates in the United States are urging President Joe Biden to end his administration’s “complicity” in Israeli rights abuses after key members of Israel’s government backed the idea of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza.

Far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich said this week that Israel should “encourage emigration” from the coastal enclave, home to an estimated 2.3 million Palestinians.

“If there are 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs in Gaza and not two million Arabs, the entire discussion on the day after [the war ends] will be totally different,” Smotrich said on Sunday, calling for the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians.

A day later, Ben-Gvir, who oversees national security, made a similar appeal, saying it was “a correct, just, moral and humane solution”, Israeli media outlets reported.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Or here's a novel idea: the candidate who doesn't want to dissolve democracy could dramatically increase his chances of winning by NOT enabling genocide including ethnic cleansing and domicide.

I'd set the likelihood of THAT ever happening at zero a month or two ago, but now it seems he's slowly realizing that enough people actually care more about human rights than empty platitudes and slavish devotion to what's become an apartheid state that he has to change course.

I'd say there's now a 10-20% chance he's going to at least PRETEND to agree that Palestinian lives matter between now and November.

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As a someone on the left, few things are as persuasive and soothing as wrung hands.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna have to ask you to elaborate on what you mean by that.

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Biden is likely to go out and wring his hands about the difficult situation for everyone involved in the conflict. He'll show it is something he thinks about, then it will (likely) decrease the pressure on him.

Because he wrung his hands on a stage and/or into a microphone.

My theory is that people think that counts as being heard.

Edit: my apologies if my earlier brevity sounded like a dismissal of your point. I was attempting to agree and, well... didn't provide enough context.

Thank you for the question.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I don’t know why he bothers, i have never had a choice in an election in the first place. I can’t imagine someone being on the fence at this point unless they are cloaking for an argument.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, you're probably spot on 😮‍💨