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Israel says it is stopping the entry of all aid and supplies into the Gaza Strip (apnews.com)

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept a new proposal for an extension of the ceasefire.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Buddy, the cope is real.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-campus-protests-ucla-incident-1.7191441

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear.

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"People have the right to get an education, the right to get a degree, the right to walk across the campus safely without the fear of being attacked," he said.

He largely sidestepped protesters' demands, which have included ending U.S. support for Israeli military operations. Asked after his remarks whether the demonstrations would prompt him to consider changing course, Biden responded with a simple "no."

If that isn't tacit approval of the crackdowns I don't know what is.

[–] Blue_Morpho 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You said this.

While it cracked down on protestors

You can't move the goalpost to this:

whether the demonstrations would prompt him to consider changing course, Biden responded with a simple “no.”

Saying you aren't going to change your position is not, "Biden cracked down on protestors."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sure, but doing so while saying that "order must prevail" and claiming that "people are getting attacked on campus" is definitely tacit approval of the crack down.

[–] Blue_Morpho 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Tacit approval is still not "cracking down" on protestors. If he said he disapproved it wouldn't have changed anything. It was his opinion. He didn't use federal enforcement to implement his opinion one way or another.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

He didn't use federal enforcement to implement his opinion one way or another.

Say what? https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fbi-raids-home-palestinian-american-over-campus-graffiti-during-gaza-protest

[–] Keeponstalin 1 points 3 days ago

Are we forgetting his support for the bill to classify Anti-zionism as Antisemitism, in support of the crackdowns and arrest of pro-palestinian protestors?

The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the federal definition of anti-Semitism, despite opposition from civil liberties groups.

The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a margin of 320 to 91, and it is largely seen as a reaction to the ongoing antiwar protests unfolding on US university campuses.

The IHRA adopted its current definition of anti-Semitism in 2016, and its framing has been embraced by the US State Department under President Joe Biden and his two predecessors.

The vote on Wednesday comes as renewed protests have swept across college campuses in opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza. April has seen the spread of encampments on university lawns, as students call for university leaders to divest from Israel and for government officials to call for a ceasefire.

The Biden administration and other top Washington officials have pledged steadfast support for Israel, despite mounting humanitarian concerns over its military campaign.

US lawmakers also have upped the pressure on university administrators to quash the protests, which they have portrayed as inherently anti-Semitic.

Protest leaders across the country, however, have rejected that characterisation. Instead, they accuse administrators and local officials of conflating support for Palestinians with anti-Semitism.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/1/us-house-passes-controversial-bill-that-expands-definition-of-anti-semitism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._National_Strategy_to_Counter_Antisemitism