Joe Biden Condemns International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Pursuit Of Arrest Warrant Against Israeli Leaders: “What’s Happening Is Not Genocide”

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Joe Biden Condemns International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Pursuit Of Arrest Warrant Against Israeli Leaders: “What’s Happening Is Not Genocide”
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And how does that absolve Israel?

The precursors to genocide are actively unfolding before our eyes. On 10 October, the head of the Israeli army’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, addressed a message directly to Gaza residents: “Human animals must be treated as such. There will be no electricity and no water, there will only be destruction. You wanted hell, you will get hell”. The same day, Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari acknowledged the wanton and intentionally destructive nature of Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza: “The emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy.” Raz Segal, the program director of genocide studies at Stockton University, concretely says it is a “textbook case of genocide.” source

Yes, I already know that people disagree on whether Israel is committing genocide.

I thought New Coke was better. But consensus reality disagrees, as it does concerning the Palestinian genocide accusation.

Consensus means a general agreement. There is no consensus on this issue, it is a matter of active debate.

Time will tell:

A majority of Democrats (56%) and a slight plurality of Independents (36%) say they believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. dataforprogress.org

Yes, time will tell.

That said, even though I'm voting Democrat this fall I wouldn't claim we're approaching a national consensus without checking in on what the MAGA idiots think.