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Netanyahu Cancels Washington Delegation Visit After U.S. Abstains From U.N. Cease-Fire Vote (www.forbes.com)

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[-] yesman@lemmy.world 74 points 6 months ago

Netanyahu picked a bad time to provoke Biden while the pro-Israel republicans have neutered by the antisemitic hard right.

Biden has pressure from his left to call for a ceasefire and little political upside to supporting Israel. Any other year, the Republicans would be howling about how Biden is soft on Terrorism, or weak on Israel, but the Krazy KauKus is standing on the throats of that kind of conservative.

Netanyahu's strategy of relying on support from Christian Nationalists while ignoring Jewish Americans may not have been wise.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

what I don't understand is, while yes the far right is anti-semitic, are they not even more anti-islamic?

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago

They've gone full Archie Bunker.

[-] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Judging Turtle Neck McConnell's recent pro-isrealhell speech, I think you're right.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

That's the difference though. McConnell is old guard Republican. Far-right, but in a stodgy, slow kind of way that builds strategic alliances where needed. Trump's far right is utterly impulsive, guided by pure emotion, and completely unfettered in their hatred.