After Visit, Palestinians Say Biden Presidency Is 'Like the Trump Years With a Smile'

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'There must immediately be a settlement freeze, in accordance with international law and resolutions to preserve the right of the Palestinian people to their independent state,' said one Palestinian official.

Biden vowed during his Middle East trip to provide $300 million in aid to Palestinians, including millions in funding for hospitals in the besieged territories. However, as, such pledges"have done little to assuage Palestinian skepticism that the U.S. no longer has an appetite for their cause: Biden said twice this week that he does not think peace is possible 'in the near term.

"Nor did he mention his unfulfilled pledge to reopen a U.S. consulate in east Jerusalem, which served as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians before President Donald Trump closed it three years ago," the newspaper added. The U.S. president also didn't heed human rights groups' calls to cut off the supply of arms to the Israeli military, which has used American-made weaponry to commit atrocities andIn May 2021, as the Israeli military bombarded Gaza, the Biden administration"The lack of accountability for the government of Israel's serious violations, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, is perpetuated by U.S.

Paul O'Brien, executive director of Amnesty International USA."Instead of providing cover for impunity, the U.S. must support independent, thorough, and credible investigations into these crimes, such as that opened by the International Criminal Court."

 

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They’re exactly right. He’s the Trump who doesn’t push people aside to get to the front. But he’s still buds with the murderous genocidal fascists. And he gives them money and weapons.

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