American imperialism is responsible for Israeli war crimes in Gaza - World Socialist Web Site
Protesters supporting Palestinians walk down Michigan Ave., as President Joe Biden visits a Ford electric vehicle center nearby, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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These crimes are committed using American armaments, funded by American tax dollars, and with the approval of the American government. They are facilitated by arms deals and military alliances created behind the backs of the American population and orchestrated to facilitate the predatory interests of the US financial oligarchy.
On Monday, after a week of murderous bombardment of the Gaza’s civilian population, US President Joe Biden began a telephone discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by declaring, in the words of the official readout, “The President reiterated his firm support for Israel’s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks.”
When on Tuesday Biden visited Dearborn, Michigan, the city with the nation’s highest percentage of Arab American residents in the United States, he was greeted by thousands of people protesting the crimes Israel is committing with US support.
Asked if he would take a question on the conflict from a reporter as he was test-driving a new Ford truck, Biden replied, “No, you can’t. Not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it.”
On Wednesday, Biden again spoke to Netanyahu about “Israel’s progress in degrading the capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist elements.” Biden said he expected “significant de-escalation today,” a request that Netanyahu proceeded to ignore, declaring that he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met.”
Biden’s request for a “de-escalation,” presented by the media as a major shift in US policy, is a cynical ploy. Since the Israeli bombardment began, it has received the critical assistance of the US and the other major imperialist powers.
On May 6, just days before the onslaught on Gaza began, the Biden administration informed Congress that it approved the sale of $735 million worth of JDAM and SDB smart bombs to Israel—the very type of munitions now being rained down on the population of Gaza. In the fiscal year 2019, the United States provided $3.8 billion in foreign military aid to Israel, and Israel benefits from nearly $8 billion in US loan guarantees.
The United States has used its veto power 42 times to protect Israel from resolutions censuring its conduct in the United Nations Security Council—more than half of the vetoes the US has ever exercised in that body. This includes three vetoes of resolutions calling for a cease-fire in the course of the latest massacre.
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