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Cool TexasDem69 Apr 18 #1
Untill they dump the anti-Isral and corruption... Archae Apr 18 #2
Why? claudette Apr 18 #3
Last I checked, they're not a country. paleotn Apr 18 #5
Because Israel claudette Apr 18 #6
And home to incredibly corrupt governments. paleotn Apr 18 #7
Thank you. William769 Apr 19 #19
Corruption? So is Netanyahu's government and his far-right Likud party tornado34jh Apr 19 #23
Whataboutism. paleotn Apr 19 #25
That is the position of the Likud Party tornado34jh Apr 19 #28
Accountability. AloeVera Apr 19 #30
One of the responsibilities of a country is making sure your citizens aren't attacking other nations ripcord Apr 18 #9
Well to be fair it is usually the things that will pull in more viewers that get reported by the news media. cstanleytech Apr 18 #10
Ask Armenia how that is going with Azerbaijan tornado34jh Apr 18 #15
Or Russia or the US or Pakistan/India or Iraq for that matter! LeftInTX Apr 19 #44
If we went by that logic tornado34jh Apr 19 #49
neither does Egypt and Jordan jg10003 Apr 18 #13
Not since 1967. Darwins_Retriever Apr 19 #32
Perhaps President Biden sees the wisdom sarisataka Apr 18 #8
That kind of sounds like a few counties in some red states. cstanleytech Apr 18 #11
Isn't it strange how no one EllieBC Apr 18 #14
Probably pressured by the Israeli government tornado34jh Apr 19 #16
NO, It's NOT a "disgrace".. Team Biden Knows What Cha Apr 19 #20
Good. Oopsie Daisy Apr 18 #4
Good. Palestine is not a country, and the Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas, a terrorist organization. nt SunSeeker Apr 18 #12
Exactly what I would have said. murielm99 Apr 19 #18
You do know that Hamas doesn't control the West Bank, right, or do you forget that? tornado34jh Apr 19 #21
I didn't forget jack shit. Drop the snark. I explicitly said Hamas controls the Gaza Strip. SunSeeker Apr 19 #26
We'll never know what moniss Apr 19 #29
So well-said. AloeVera Apr 19 #31
It is Hamas and the folks chanting "river to the sea" who think Israel shouldn't exist. SunSeeker Apr 19 #34
Netanyahu and the far right moniss Apr 19 #39
And Netanyahu would almost certainly have been pushed out by now had it not been for Hamas' 10/7 atrocity. SunSeeker Apr 19 #40
I doubt that is the case despite the moniss Apr 19 #42
Well it's not going to happen now that Israel is at war, thanks to Hamas. nt SunSeeker Apr 19 #43
It's a fool's game. AloeVera Apr 20 #58
You are purposely ignoring decades of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Mosby Apr 19 #35
Not ignoring the gaslight negotiations that have been going on forever moniss Apr 19 #38
That is totally wrong. Joe Biden cares about the people of the middle east, and Americans. SunSeeker Apr 19 #37
The IDF has moniss Apr 19 #41
YOU said Biden doesn't care about the middle east. SunSeeker Apr 19 #45
You said "Americans" moniss Apr 19 #46
If you meant "the wealthy and corporations" and not the US/Biden, then SAY SO. SunSeeker Apr 19 #47
I didn't think it was necessary moniss Apr 19 #48
Biden is nobody's puppet. That would be Trump, who you are assisting with your rhetoric. nt SunSeeker Apr 19 #50
OK moniss Apr 19 #51
Israel don't have extremist groups/people? Look again tornado34jh Apr 19 #54
Yes, there are extremists in Israel, like every country. And Hamas empowered them with Hamas' 10/7 atrocity. SunSeeker Apr 19 #56
They existed long before Hamas ever became an issue tornado34jh Apr 20 #62
If Palestine were a country iemanja Apr 19 #33
Excellent! Tarheel_Dem Apr 19 #17
As it should at this point in time. Biden is right. nt TeamProg Apr 19 #22
It remains the US view that the shit that's been failing for 30 years should continue to fail Prairie Gates Apr 19 #24
If the territory isn't Palestine, and no_hypocrisy Apr 19 #27
Its disputed land pending resolution of UNSCR 242 and 338. Mosby Apr 19 #36
No surprise Mz Pip Apr 19 #52
Reward for bad behaviour. AloeVera Apr 19 #55
Israel went through hell in the 1940's. Why is that always forgotten? jimfields33 Apr 19 #57
Ethnically cleansed? Zeitghost Apr 20 #59
I am not going to argue history... AloeVera Apr 20 #60
So maybe Zeitghost Apr 20 #61
Not a chance. AloeVera Apr 20 #63
What they want is the destruction of Israel Zeitghost Apr 20 #64
Well, THIS is very enlightening. N/T AloeVera Apr 21 #65
Maybe it's time for a change and make it so vetos can be challenged with a secret vote by UN members? cstanleytech Apr 19 #53
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