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Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 05:49:49 JST Steve Herman -
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Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 05:49:47 JST Steve Herman President Biden, prior to boarding Marine One, tells reporter he didn't ask Prime Minister Netanyahu for a ceasefire in their call today.
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Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 05:49:48 JST Steve Herman Netanyahu made clear to Biden today "that Israel will pursue the war until all of its objectives are fully met," according to the prime minister's office.
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HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 06:13:11 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (1/2)
Wrong call, Mr. President!
Even by the yardstick of the #Torah (#Pentateuch), "an eye for an eye", way more blood has been shed.
How many more eyes need to be gouged out for it to be enough?
The tribal trauma of the #Exodus inspired 4 of the 5 books. The memory of this lives on about 3.500 years later*, is even celebrated (#Passover**).
The rift between #Palestinians and #Israelis will not be possible to heal within President #Biden's or...
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HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 06:17:54 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (2/3)
...even his son's lifetime.
My forecast.
Tomorrow Christians around the globe celebrate the birth of #Christ. A central tenet of this other part of the bible is to "love thy neighbor" and to "turn the other cheek."
A Christian president would simply *need* to call for, even strongly request or demand a ceasefire.
The US' and Europe's solidarity is with the #Jewish people, not with some right-wing government that chiefly wants...
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HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 06:19:25 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (3/3)
k...to hold on to power, regardless of the cost.
In my view, the US owe it to its allies, the Isreali population, to *demand* an immediate ceasefire.
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