For those not familiar with the geography of the area, the West Bank is significantly larger than the Gaza Strip, and it is not a contiguous region. It is made up of Palestinian villages and cities separated by illegal Israeli settlements that were purposely placed in and between the Palestinian land to minimize the ability of Palestinians to control themselves and their security.
A large-scale attack in the West Bank at the level of the genocide in Gaza would be absolutely catastrophic for every single person living in the region. It would be devastating and unforgivable. Which I’m sure is the point.
They can do it now. Everyone knows that this isn’t about Hamas anymore. And Zionists now know Biden will continue to support their Genocide unconditionally anyways.
It was already meaningless. But this is what Israel demanded, so Biden was always going to agree to it.
Sanctions matter when they’re applied to those in power, or if you don’t care about civilians an entire geographic area…
Israel is about to isolate all of Palestine from international banking btw. They said they wouldn’t if these meaningless sanctions weren’t cancelled, but they know there’s no repercussions from going back on their word when they own both our political parties.
The Palestinian economy is based on the Israeli currency, the shekel, making it reliant on ties to Israel and its financial dealings with the rest of the world must go through the Bank of Israel and Israeli banks.
Earlier this month, the far-right minister Smotrich threatened to paralyse the Palestinian Authority’s economy in response to the United States imposing sanctions on four West Bank extremist settlers accused of violence against Palestinians.
You would think life experience would make them better at reading the clouds, but it seems to just further implant them in their ingrained beliefs, probably because they are usually surrounded by peers of the same age. Biden is lucky he was forced to work with some of his youngers, otherwise he would be blundering through this worse than he is.
Settler leader should be stoned and beheaded for licking Nazi buttholes and savoring the taste. Israel has become worse than Nazi germany at its most utterly grotesque.
Those downvotes are confusing. Biden has very openly talked about being a Zionist and how much that matters to him both recently and throughout his political life.
Are people just now realizing that’s a red flag but haven’t connected the dots ?
In response, the far-right lawmaker threatened to take steps in his capacity as head of the treasury that would significantly impede the Palestinian economy
This is just fucking evil. The US sanctioning Israel? Just take it out on the Palestinians.
Those countries are allied with Iran though. Their recent votes and anti israel language at the UN signals the exact opposite. China and Russia are moving away from israel.
Sure but then the headline reads the other way “Biden Administration allows Israeli Government to cut Palestine off from banking, destroying their economy.”
I mean ideally Uncle Sam would put his size 14 boot on Israel’s neck and tell them to knock it the fuck off, but that’s very difficult to do when it comes to sovereign matters like how they run their banking system internally. Plus it then spins out another half dozen headlines that look terrible.
In this case I think that the Biden Administration made the correct choice, as bad as it was.
For those who don’t know: The Hannibal directive was official policy of Israel to stop abductions of Israeli soldiers by all means necessary, including the death of the (Israeli) hostage. Often summarized as “rather dead than abducted”. The name was chosen randomly. Israel claims they no longer use this policy, but this is disputed.
That’s weird considering how much of it was documented, maybe it’s different for me because I live in this godforsaken place and news have to reach me one way or the other.
Iirc there was recently an interview that already stated she was massacared by a helicopter in the vehicle. Can’t dig for it right now but should be on The Electronic Intifada. The IDF confirming only that case afterwards is not news but does confirm more of the Hannibal directive.
timesofisrael.com
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