"Biden has been bad for Palestinians. Trump would be worse"

 

"A sign outside an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights named “Trump Heights,” photographed in 2019.

Amir Levy/Getty Images"

 "On Israel, the two are not the same."

"The answer is almost certainly yes. Biden has put only inconsistent pressure on Israel; Trump would have put none."

" Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home and abroad. Before coming to Vox in 2014, he edited TP Ideas, a section of Think Progress devoted to the ideas shaping our political world. "

"During the war in Gaza, President Joe Biden has taken a consistently pro-Israel line. He traveled to Israel after the October 7 attack, provided the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with huge quantities of munitions, refused to publicly call for an indefinite ceasefire, and vetoed UN resolutions it opposed. This all reflects the president’s strongly held personal beliefs on the need to support the Jewish state and the idea that public support for Israel gives America greater behind-the-scenes leverage."

"For those who wish Washington would put more pressure on Jerusalem to stop the killing, this raises a fundamental question: Would President Donald Trump have done anything differently?"

"Everything we know about the former president, from his extensive policy record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to his top advisers’ statements on the war, suggests he would have no qualms about aligning himself completely with Israel’s far-right government. While Biden has pushed Israel behind the scenes on issues like food and medical aid to civilians — with some limited success — it’s hard to imagine Trump even lifting a finger in defense of Gazan civilians whom he wants to ban from entering the United States."

"The Israeli right understands this and pines for Trump. In an early February interview with the Wall Street Journal, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made his views quite clear."

“Instead of giving us his full backing, Biden is busy with giving humanitarian aid and fuel [to Gaza], which goes to Hamas,” Ben-Gvir said. “If Trump was in power, the U.S. conduct would be completely different.”"

"Expert observers have a similar take. In a recent New Republic essay lambasting Biden’s Gaza policy, two former high-level officials — American David Rothkopf and Israeli Alon Pinkas — argue that the difference between him and Trump is still massive."

 https://www.vox.com/policy/24072983/biden-trump-palestinians-israel-gaza-policy-different

 

Comment: In an earlier post, of March 6th I quoted a reporter asking Trump some questions.

"The interviewer then asked if the former president was "on board" with the way Israel was executing its offensive in Gaza."

""You've got to finish the problem," Trump responded." 

Not a very humanistic response, I say.

 https://www.vox.com/policy/24072983/biden-trump-palestinians-israel-gaza-policy-different

 

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