Mike Huckabee suggested any future Palestinian state should be carved out of ‘a Muslim country’
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has said that the US is no longer pursuing the goal of an independent Palestinian state, marking what analysts describe as the most explicit abandonment yet of a cornerstone of US Middle East diplomacy.
Asked during an interview with Bloomberg News if a Palestinian state remains a goal of US policy, he replied: “I don’t think so.”
The former Arkansas governor chosen by Donald Trump as his envoy to Israel went further by suggesting that any future Palestinian entity could be carved out of “a Muslim country” rather than requiring Israel to cede territory.
Biden wouldn’t be proposing beach front real estate for one. Biden wasn’t the one saying the only thing Israel is doing wrong is not going fast enough.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250408-trump-calls-gaza-incredible-real-estate-and-oceanfront-property/
https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-israel-pr-hugh-hewitt-21faee332d95fec99652c112fbdcd35d
What was Biden saying? Oh, right:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6g4694vygo
"During Sunday’s call, which was the first to be publicly announced since October, Biden “stressed the immediate need for a ceasefire in Gaza and return of the hostages with a surge in humanitarian aid enabled by a stoppage in the fighting under the deal”.
So, the polar opposite of “finish it quick, get rid of the Palestinians, steal the real estate.”
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250429-biden-never-pressured-israel-for-ceasefire-as-israeli-officials-boast-of-exploiting-us-support/
Biden never did anything to pressure Israel. The actions of both of them are pretty much the same.
Why don’t you ask yourself why the Democrats chose to fight for Israel rather than their own country? Why did they refuse to take a meaningful stand? It’s not like they didn’t know/had data about how many leftist voters felt about the issue.
“My job is to keep the left pro-israel” ~ chuck Schumer
“Not actively pressuring” is far different from “actively encouraging”.
If you listen to the edgy teenagers you’d think Biden was out there pulling the trigger himself and that absolutely was not the case.
But then they’re of the co-hort that anything bad that happens is automatically the fault of the US.
Why do the Democrats fight for Israel? Same reason the Republicans do… MONEY. It’s all about money, always has been.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/aipac-100-million
“‘Very Bad Sign for Democracy’: AIPAC Has Spent Over $100 Million on 2024 Elections”
Yeah he was just cool handing out the gun and watching from the side lines when it was used.
You can’t seriously still be arguing Biden was doing anything to stop the genocide? Every president before him stopped Israel with a call and Biden just let it happen
I agree Biden could have done more, but that doesn’t make him responsible. At worst he was a doddering old man whose views on Israel were formed before any of us were born and never updated for the shit they’ve been pulling since the 90s.
You have to understand, for folks of Biden’s generation, Israel is the victim. They’ve never heard of things like “Punitive Demolition”:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-demolition-militants-explosion-jerusalem-court-b05977502bc2c40e61eb68ab733653b4
Or are aware that while doing that, Israel actually killed an American:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Corrie
His actions and support absolutely makes him responsible. He saw what was happening and gave Israel unwavering support.
https://time.com/6340511/biden-israel-history/
Hell he was even doing it as Obamas VP
https://jewishcurrents.org/joe-bidens-alarming-record-on-israel
Republicans were better at stopping conflicts than Biden…
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/us-presidents-red-lines-israel
In line with my above comment:
“At worst he was a doddering old man whose views on Israel were formed before any of us were born and never updated for the shit they’ve been pulling since the 90s.”
the truth is, there is no “lesser evil.” And as we argue over this and obsess over the differences between administrations that share the same genocidal goals but employ different tactics, the pile of Palestinian and Lebanese bodies only grows
How does saying oh it’s okay that he let all those people die, he was just old and still wanted to be the one in charge absolve him of anything?
Why do you try so hard to protect his image?
He didn’t “let” anything. Bibi flat out wasn’t listening to anyone, Biden was not special in that regard.
The only way you’re going to stop the genocide in Gaza is to invade Israel and make them stop. Nobody has the balls to do it.
So biden wouldn’t have ‘done’ anything differently.
He just said words and never backed them up with any action.
You’re part of the problem.
Says the guy with the flag of Russia on his name. My irony detector went supernova.
But hey, props to you for not hiding it like many others here do.
I’m part of the problem because I don’t succumb to hysteria?
That’s how far gone you people are. Rationality is lost on you and your peers.