Sunday, March 17, 2024

What Will Biden Do When Israel Finally Invades Rafah?

 What Will Biden Do When Israel Finally Invades Rafah? – RedState

"As Israel intensifies its efforts to destroy Hamas, tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden are growing. Israel began discussing an invasion of Rafah, a city located in the southern area of the Gaza Strip, a few weeks ago. Netanyahu indicated earlier that another hostage/prisoner exchange could delay the planned incursion.

"Now the prime minister has given the green light for the invasion - but what will Joe Biden do? That's not clear at all, and that lack of clarity is a problem.

More than a month after first announcing Israel’s intended offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized plans for the incursion to take place, a spokesperson from the Prime Minister’s office confirmed on Friday. Though an exact time frame for the operation was not specified, it is said to include plans for the evacuation of the city’s civilians.

The announcement comes amid weeks of heightened concern among human rights organizations and world leaders alike about the impact that such an offensive would have on Rafah’s 1.4 million residents, many of whom were instructed to flee there at the onset of Israel’s ground invasion. 

"As Israel continues to defy Biden and other world leaders who wish to see Israel halt its pursuit of Hamas, there is speculation as to what could happen when the IDF attacks Rafah. Congressional Democrats have expressed frustration with Israel’s pushback against the president. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said:

“Time and again, President Biden calls upon the Netanyahu government to take certain actions, and for the most part, time and again, Netanyahu ignores the president of the United States. And so I think that makes the United States look ineffective.”

"The lawmaker asserted that “to effectively enforce [Biden’s] warnings the administration has to use these other tools at its disposal,” which highlights a desire on the left for the White House to go harder in trying to compel Israel not to continue attacking Hamas, including conditioning U.S. military support and cutting off all military aid to Israel: . . ."
Highlights of the week - Don Surber (substack.com)  "ITEM 5: Chuck the Schmuck called for national elections in Israel — but not Gaza which attacked, raped, tortured, mutilated and killed 1,400 people and kidnapped 240 more on October 7, setting off the destruction of the Potemkin village about teh underground Fort Gaza City.
"Israel held its latest election for prime minister two years ago."
"ITEM 10: George Stephanopoulos tried to shame Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace for being raped when she was 16 and still supporting Trump.
"The actual rape of Juanita Broaddrick by Clinton did not stop Stephanopoulos from supporting him. Mace did not bother asking Stephanopoulos “have you no shame?” because we all know he doesn’t." 
" 'ITEM 16: Fox reported, “PETA pressures First Lady Jill Biden to swap eggs for potatoes at annual Easter egg roll: ‘Spudtacular.’
“PETA said that a potato roll ‘would be truly inclusive and welcomed by every tot.’”

Every tot? What about tater tots? We live in a world where eggs have rights but babies in the womb do not.

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