Joe Biden has vowed that US commitment to defend Israel against Iran was “ironclad” as concerns rose in Washington that a “significant” Iranian strike could happen within days, in retaliation for the bombing of an Iranian consular building in Damascus.

“We also want to address the Iranian threat to launch a significant – they’re threatening to launch a significant attack in Israel,” Biden said. “As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad. Let me say it again, ironclad. We’re gonna do all we can to protect Israel’s security.”

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    5 months ago

    Am I? News to me. I stated outright that Israel is committing genocide currently. How much harsher do you want me to get in condemnation?

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    It’s not about condemnation. It’s about what happens if we allow Iran to provoke a war with Israel.

    It’s also an about what happens if we allow Israel to provoke a war with Iran. They’re both escalating.

    Remind me again which one is getting billions of dollars worth of weapons?

    Biden can “condemn” Israel until he’s blue in the face. But he’s still arming them, still enabling them- and Israel sees that as tacit approval.

    Right now, it’s Israel that is destabilizing the Middle East the most. Its attacks on Iranian generals, in Syria, against houthis. Raids in the West Bank. Genocide in Gaza.