Thread by @stealthygeek

An open letter to the "Genocide Joe" crowd:

Biden is not the President of Israel or CiC of the IDF. He doesn't control Israeli foreign policy nor its military.

The man who does, Bibi Netanyahu, is a far-right fascist actively hurting Biden and trying to elect Donald Trump. 1/

Israel is a major developer, manufacturer, and exporter of weapons in its own right. They are fully capable of standing on their own in a limited engagement like the Gaza invasion, and Bibi has said he would do exactly that if need be. 2/

Biden could cut ALL military aid to Israel, including defensive aid for things like the Iron Dome AMS that clears the sky of Hamas and Hezbollah rockets aimed at Israeli civilians and Bibi would still have all the resources he needs to do whatever he wants in Gaza. 3/

Instead, Biden is using the diplomatic leverage the US still has (which is much less under Netanyahu) to pressure Israel into many, many humanitarian concessions since the war started. Restarting aid deliveries, water, fuel, medicine, building a temporary seaport in Gaza, etc. 4/

Biden has dramatically reduced and moderated the Israeli response to Oct 7th in Gaza. He negotiated the only ceasefire so far and has supported efforts to bring the war to an end. He also publicly supports the creation of a Palestinian state once hostilities are over. 5/

All things Bibi violently opposes, and things Donald Trump would end the second he steals office again. Biden losing means Netanyahu is suddenly free to ACTUALLY genocide Gaza and the West Bank for good measure. All with the full-throated support of US President Trump. 6/

Which is either what you want to see happen, or what you're so apathetic about happening that you're fine seeing Trump underwrite the permanent end of Palestine so long as you get to punish Biden for not having the power to unilaterally do what you wanted in the first place. 7/

If you actually care about supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom and independence, there is only one meaningful thing you can do in the coming US election:

Vote enthusiastically for Joe Biden, and make sure everyone you know does, too. 8/8

A whole lot of people confusing "I don't like this" with "This is wrong."

You don't have to like it. You can actively hate it and want something better.

But it's true anyway, and the only way to get something better is to accept it and work through it.

Otherwise, we all burn.