The Guardian: Biden’s silence on Israeli violence is a stigma

The American writer of Egyptian descent, Mustafa Bayoumi, said President Joe Biden’s silence toward the excessive Israeli violence against the Palestinians is a stigma.

He explained in an article in the Guardian newspaper that despite the cracks currently appearing in the wall that historically separated any criticism of Israel from US policy, Joe Biden is still not listening. Read also After the Biden administration agreed to an arms deal with Israel, Erdogan: Washington writes history with bloodstained hands Moves to stop the escalation in Gaza .. An American delegation in Tel Aviv and reports of pressure from the Biden administration Developments in Palestine: Biden calls Chaitanya, Abbas, and the Qatari Foreign Minister meets Haniyeh, and Europe calls for an immediate end to “violence.”To stop the escalation in Palestine … US contacts with Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Biden seeking permanent calm, and Sisi calls for urgent action.

He pointed out that for a long time, the Palestinians were seen as problems that had to be solved or bombed, however, once they were seen as people and people, and once their struggle was understood and defined, everything changed, and this is what is happening now.

Strong sympathy

He added that this change was touched by everyone in the speeches delivered in the US House of Representatives this week, describing them as strongly expressing sympathy for Palestine.

Bayoumi referred to the words of Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayana Presley and Corey Bush, saying that these are the voices in American politics that demand something different, a new way of looking at Palestine and the Palestinians, unlike what this administration offers.

He said Congress may not have seen such a strong display of support for Palestinian lives.

The writer also referred to global protests against Israeli violence, and to the New York Times describing Biden’s position on Middle East diplomacy as “reactionary”, and said that since the United States provides the main financial, military and diplomatic support to Israel, one wonders where Biden and his administration during this crucial moment?

Nihilistic works

He referred to Biden’s sympathetic position with Israel in his response to journalists, last Thursday, in which he said that what Israel is doing so far is not exaggerated.

He also indicated that the Biden administration twice prevented the issuance of statements by the Security Council on the crisis last week.

And while the Biden administration claims to be working “behind the scenes” to solve this latest crisis, he said, this argument appears more and more as an excuse; This administration is not prepared for the difficult demands of foreign policy, while at the same time adopting nihilistic actions as usual.

“It is an approach to cover Israel’s aggressive policies,” he said, adding that if this was the case, the Palestinians would lose tens if not hundreds of lives, America would lose important status and influence, and only Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was on the verge of ousting him from his post, would gain nothing but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was about to be ousted from office more than From a week ago.