US VP Harris to meet Netanyahu this week at White House
US VP Harris to meet Netanyahu this week at White House
Netanyahu's address will be presided over by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin in Harris' absence.
Harris' meeting with Netanyahu is separate from his expected meeting with Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden who stepped aside as candidate for the 2024 elections and endorsed Harris, her aide said. Biden is recovering from COVID.
Politico reported that Netanyahu also requested an in-person meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump but the former president has yet to agree.
It's fucking insane how little money it's taken Israel to buy off our entire government.
He should be handed over for war crimes the second he sets foot on US soil, but there's no chance of that happening
The money is important, but it isn't the most important part of the equation. The value of having a nearly 100% dependable ally in that region trumps almost every other possible concern from a political perspective.
In my head canon he wasn’t even invited. He just heard Biden was out and now he thinks he’s gotta come here and do whatever combo of shmoozing and/or threatening it takes to make sure his genocidal gravy train keeps flowing
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He's speaking in front of Congress, he was literally invited by the majority of our government...
He shouldn't be, but pretending he wasn't isn't helping. We should be focusing on replacing every politician that invited him, not pretending the problem doesn't exist
Well, TBH, he's meeting with Trump also.
A sauce: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/23/trump-netanyahu-meeting-dc/
genocidal gravy train
This is a great summary of what's going on
Boo.
You’re off to a decent start Harris, don’t fuck this up by backing a genocidal Nazi regime.
This is a test for her. Seeing how she meets and responds to a world leader who Americans have an extremely divided opinion about. It's a tight rope walk.
This is the only response I'm willing to accept from her
If Kamala blows this meeting she will lose any momentum she has. She needs to be firm with them about ending their war. His speech to congress was pure propaganda to rile up the zealots.
In my head canon he wasn’t even invited. He just heard Biden was out and now he thinks he’s gotta come here and do whatever combo of shmoozing and/or threatening it takes to make sure his genocidal gravy train keeps flowing
Not a great sign, if she's going to go out of her way cozy up to him it's back to Uncommitted for me. Certainly don't want to, but I guess we'll see if Dems snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with this.
In her place, Trump would be lauding how great he thinks the US-Israeli alliance is and commit twice as many resources to Israel in the process. Acting like Harris is anywhere near as bad as Trump on the issue of Palestine is either being grossly naive or intentionally deceitful, while not voting for her just because she isn't pro-Palestine enough is counter productive when Trump is far less so.
Again, we haven't seen if she is as bad as Trump yet. Biden is, we know that, and it's a large part of what made him unelectable. If Harris picks up the genocidal mantle she's inheriting that same unelectability as far as I'm concerned, it would be a politically stupid move.
We have to see now if Harris will take deliberate steps to distance herself from the genocide support of Biden. Meeting with Netanyahu is not a good indication, but it's yet to be seen how it plays out.
Ah, so you're pro fascism and Trump. Got it.
You guys are just scrambling to throw stuff at the wall just to see what sticks, aren’t you? Nothing but F.U.D
Wow, seems like that crystal ball of yours is in excellent working order still. How do you keep it working so consistently for so long? Is it the rock polish?
What crystal ball? "I guess we'll see." is fortune telling to you?
we criticize the Republicans for being single issue voters, yet we're doing this? come on. people's lives are at risk here at home too.
Genocide is not a "single issue". It's every issue. No, I will not "come on" and accept it as part of the party platform. If Dems can't stop themselves supporting an active genocide they're politically and morally useless.