‘Those protesters out on the street, they have a point’ – Biden

‘A lot of innocent people are being killed on both sides.’

Compare Trump about a Nazi rally and counter-protesters: ‘There were very fine people on both sides.’ Biden quoted it in his speech.

The Allies defeated the Nazis, but many innocent Germans died. So, the protesters against the Allies ‘had a point’?

As long as these protesters believe Chamas’ terrorist propaganda over information from democratic Israel, they don’t have a point.

As long as these protesters support the genocidal terrorist proxies of Iran, they don’t have a point.

As long as these protesters don’t disavow genocide against the Jews, they don’t have a point.

As long as these protesters don’t believe Jews are entitled to a State, they don’t have a point.

As long as these protesters’ calls result in more Antisemitism in the US, they don’t have a point.

Chamas targets civilians while the IDF tries to spare them. Big difference!

People who stand with the Jewish People must always be on the lookout for false moral equivalency when there is talk about Jews and Israel.

After I wrote all of the above, I found I was not the only one who noticed.

Trying to win the Anti-Israel vote. Very shameful.

Jewish Democrats are now trying damage control, branding the protests of his false moral equivalence “right-wing.” It was supposedly a slip of his tongue as negotiator, not about his views on Israel he didn’t even mention. He should “be forgiven for getting caught up in the political moment in front of a Democratic Party—and demonstrators outside” ignores that he read his lines from the teleprompter. Expert lying is Donald’s domain.

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The most right-wing Zionists try painting a bleak picture of waning US support for Israel, but it’s a pile of selectively taking things out of context.

I don’t think that it typifies the relationship of Biden with Israel. He has done a lot of good, especially building an international coalition to protect Israeli citizens from Iran and allowing for almost all military aid we need.

Yet, this ‘on both sides’ comment does stand for the bad he has shown Israel over and over: being antagonistic to our PM, sanctioning extremist Israeli Jews instead of trusting Israel’s democracy, and treating Israel as an American colony run by stupid, sub-moral people—unaware supremacy.

Biden’s obsession with a quick peace might actually endanger Israel. He tries to prevent us from disabling the threats by Chamas, Chezbollah, and Iran. Luckily, we have Netanyahu, who will not fold. He, too, has made this mistake and now dedicates his last term to undoing this error forever.

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Yet, in another plot twist, the just-published Democratic Party Platform takes a pro-Zionist but ignorant stance against rising internal opposition:

Commitment to Israel’s security, its qualitative military edge, its right to defend itself, and the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding is ironclad.
Biden traveled to Israel—the first US president to do so at a time of war—in the days after Oct. 7 to demonstrate that the United States stands with Israel in its quest for peace and security. He has also defended Israel at the UN against one-sided efforts to condemn Israel. He has, but does collude with hostile sections of the UN.
A ceasefire in Gaza and efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the war-torn enclave. Yet, Gazans are the most aided population in the world already.
President Biden has also been determined to broker an immediate and lasting ceasefire deal that, once finalized, secures the return of all hostages. Don’t they realize that Chamas has no intention of doing so? Its only interest is to murder as many Jews as possible.
We need to alleviate the immense civilian pain and extreme suffering caused by the conflict, including the displacement and death of so many innocent people in Gaza. Of course, these crisis images are based on Chamas propaganda and Pallywood.
We want to set the stage for a lasting regional peace. This shows how tone-deaf one is to the regional warmongers still in power.
We want to increase and ensure the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people. Food insecurity has been severe. No indication that they understand that there is no food insecurity and that Chamas, Chezbollah, and Iran are opposed to Gazans living prosperously, safely, and in peace with Israel.
We are opposed to the annexation of territory in the West Bank and the expansion of Israeli settlements. It is really out of touch with what is happening in the liberated territories. The fight against the terrorists there is barely less than in Gaza.
We support a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in Israel’s north. This ‘conflict’ is that Israelis want to live in peace, and Chezbollah wants to mass murder them. That’s not a conflict. If that’s a conflict, then Hitler and the Jews also had a conflict.
We want to ensure the return of both Israeli and Lebanese families to their homes. Yet another false equivalency. It’s good they acknowledge the suffering of our North, but Iran is the only culprit.
We give strong support for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The final testament to completely having lost contact with reality. Even Israel’s Left doesn’t agree. Let them use their energy for setting up independent States for the peaceful Native Americans, and stop telling Israel what is smart and just.

This shows that Hasbarah (Israel advocacy) has had zero impact there. Worrisome! Now we see what Netanyahu is up against.

Israelis, by far, aren’t as nationalistic as USers. Our wars aren’t for our glory or power, only for self-defense in the most humane way possible.

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