University of Maryland professor Shibley Telhami says US President Joe Biden is making his decisions on Palestine and Israel “based on personal beliefs, personal preferences, personal emotions,” and “not necessarily driven by a considered assessment of American interests at stake”.
Telhami tells host Steve Clemons that Biden’s “inability to show empathy” for the Palestinians is shocking, and that the president’s recent warnings to Israel were driven in part by his calculations for next year’s election.
All the talk about plans for “the day after” the war are distractions from the real-time death and destruction in Gaza, Telhami says.
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America is no neutral mediator anymore, Bidens dirty hands in this war proved to the World that the USA isn’t a just judge to give any Palestinian justice. Palestinians must never accept the USA as a mediator of peace having Palestinian blood in their hands. Biden will insist he’s giving Gazans band-aid while providing sophisticated weapons to Mice’estan Security Forces 🇮🇱
It is merely talk – Biden is still sending weapons and ammo to Israel. Playing for the gallery.
Too late , he already lost this upcoming election
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Biden is toast! What saddens me is that Biden’s inhuman treatment of Palestinians and support for Israeli brutality will drive down overall vote for Democrats and cost them many marginal seats. Democrats going in 2024 election better wake up.
Great closing commentaries professor.
When is Egypt going to accept Palestinian refugees? Never? Why is that?
because the root of this conflict is Isreal disposessing Palestinians of their land, their property and making them refugees through violence. Palestinians are fighting for their land back they dont want to leave and neighboring countries dont want to support them losing more of their land either. if Palestinians leave they will never be allowed to return.
All that while crying about the climate crisis😂
They will always be BBF, the last thing the USA wants is for all those J’s to migrate here. The U.S. will do everything to maintain the status quo’s. No state for Palestinians.
Shibley Telhami is naive if he believes that US support for Ukraine was based on principle and not geostrategic interest. The double-standard visa vis Palestine only confirms this.
This is the failure of the liberal mindset, to believe that a state like the US behaves out of principle. This mindset leaves them scrambling.
There is no failure of the US to have leverage over Israel. The US is unwilling to exercise its leverage.
Only we people can make difference this west leader would ignore Palestinian plight
The Pro i*******l Lobby runs the US, controls it, and decides what country to hit in the Middle East.
This is an American and Isreal joint aggression on the Palestinian people. Let’s not be fooled by American Lip service and hypocrisy.
Unfortunately, the present-day bipartisan chagrin started with an open declaration of siege by Israel officials weeks ago.
Today, both parties are behind the “dumb bomb” learning curve. Neither party leadership has anything of added value to say today….after weeks of wretched siege.
One thing’s for sure from here…
Both parties are under Netanyahu control. Why?
Believe it or not…Biden waited to comment on the siege…weeks ago.
Wherever the wind blows, historians will note the low point of US politics that could get worse the days after after tomorrow.
Everyone in America should vote independents trump and Biden are dragging Americans through the mud on the world stage .
18000 Palestinians killed and rising and what does Biden do, just words of mouth pretending to be warning Isreal against creating more deaths and destruction of the Palestinians people.
This isn’t war bet armies but killing of defenceless civilians by army, Biden is responsible from day1 supporting Israel for whatever reasons. Biden being from Democratic Party has let down US in human rights and protecting ppl. He must be held accountable and charged for war crimes along with Netanyahu.
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Yes. Biden will lose. And he knows it.
Free world leaders have no humanity and morality it obviously now. They are puppets of Zionist, absolutely disgraceful to human
Biden has had a major part in every American foreign policies failures since the 1990’s
The old man is as evil as satanyahu.
Who’s more important people of Palestinian or his voters
Boycott Biden! He is responsible for the loss of 8000 Palestinian kids lives
Biden and blinken are Israeli employees and are guilty of genocide and war crimes
He is cowrd
Political and few corporate interests are not American interest , why do this critics generalise the Zionist corporate interests to American interest?
Yes you better believe that’s what’s moving his views!
The elite mostly everywhere in the Western world are afraid of Jewish or Israeli influence and of being labeled antisemitic if they dare criticize or curb Israel for any valid reason. Democrats and most Republicans do not want war or our government sending money to Israel. If Biden doesn’t demand a full ceasefire soon, he can forget about Democratic voters in 2024. Israel will be every American president Achilles’ heel from now on.
GenocideJoe is a senile coward..
They are allies.
As a 22 year old American citizen, I am so sorry to the people of Gaza and the West Bank. There are others like me who call their representatives, spread the word, protest and boycott. Not all of our hearts are cold for you.
Biden strategy,because of election that he orders to israeli to stop invading palestine.
Al Jazeera is no1 channel to show reality . Its unbaised and true reporting is impressive .
You are right Biden is a big part of this war he gives Israel the go a head to do what they want to do he gives them arms and 14 billion billion taxt payer dollars you are so right so right Biden surprise me I never know he was like that
According to highly respected lawyers from many countries, it’s not speculation it is genocide per to international law.
Because of the election coming up and he is going to loose
President Biden is too tired to be able to think clearly. He forgets often where the exit is after his short speech you expect him to make a highly effective and intelligent decision, no way.
number one recipient of AIPAC money for Senators all time:
Joe Biden..
Looks ho he did to Ukraine dump them dubbed sender
It’s not about empathy this is a president of United States of America. It’s about a true leader with high level of intelligence, knowledge, strong character, vision and wisdom.
Biden doesn’t have any choice Israel has bought and paid for America.
Love the books selection ❤️
Actually Steve misspoke near the end @23:35 saying,
“as long as the White House pretends to be *pathetically impotent* …” ~
unfortunately *it is NOT pretending to be, IT IS* & I say that as a lifelong Democrat; it’s painful to hear Biden & Blinken “urge restraint” this late AND send weapons ~ with NO redlines even re: their use.
I don’t trust anything Biden is saying. The Israeli says Hamas are in the tunnels why’s that the IDF, didn’t go down in the tunnels and bomb it. Why did Israeli bomb hospitals,UN buildings and school.
Biden is such a hypocrite.
The Judaic law says an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth but not a hundred eyes and teeth 6:47 6:47 6:52
Everything leftist do is out of fear of losing control.
Biden is dead meat.
Probably. If this is still going on well into next year he probably will lose. I wouldn’t vote for someone supporting genocide.
Biden is getting played because He’s a weak leader Know this like they know that. Honest decent people regardless of whatever nationality you are whenever support this.
Biden is done, What the israelis are doing over there is ungodly
Cmons peeps. The only way to stop Israel is force and Usa wont attack them. They already told the US too bad we are clearing the board. Stop blaming America its completely pointless
Biden resign
Biden was and is a sociopath.
Don’t trust US government they are lying to the world because they lose their Spirit from American people and the world
Yes. He will keep supporting isreal and keep cautioning isreal
Biden is nearly as evil as Trump and that’s the truth. Compare all his policies to Trump’s so-called policies during his Occupation of the Oval Office, Trump’s are briefly stopped and then within a year Biden reinstates the horror of Trump’s policies and goals.
As a citizen of US I am not going to vote for Joe Biden in November 2024 even so Trump could be worst than Joe Biden. We need to show Joe Biden the power of US citizens vote.
Suddenly we are losing leadership,credibility and support what’s gonna be bad in future
We are getting more and more enemies around the world unnecessarily
don’t ever think Israel need America, without Israel America is just a toy boy to islamic countries so stop being silly and foolish
It’s just lip service his actions show what his true intentions are after all he is a ZIONIST
It is too late for Biden. Get rid of him. The only hope the Democrats have is to stand him down. I don’t like Trump and believe America has a very poor choice of either. But Genocide Joes support of Genocide in Gaza will see him fail. New Zealand stands with Palestine
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Stop supplying bombs for a start
Benjamin and Biden need too be arrested for atrocities
Remember Blinken is a Jews and he is defending Jews right or wrong but its can’t continue killings of children and women. What a silly things to say by Jews that they can accept Palestinian near them, Jews is 1000 times stronger than the Hamas to be honest. Why can’t Israel live Palestinian land for Palestinian and Jews to secured his on boarder and allowed Palestinian to rule themselves without interrupting into Palestinian way of life. This war don’t make sense. Israel is looking to take the Palestinian land and evict them from Palestinian lan. Peace is the solution. Israel make peace.
He’s already ruined his election chances with this war and Gaza. He must’ve a couple times that was really bad. Honestly the only thing that will make Joe Biden win election at this point is if there are no other options and people are forced to do it, and even then it’s real iffy Myself and considering what my options are. I’m starting to Think both Democrats and Republicans are together and that they’re no longer a separate party and that they’re using people like Trump as leverage to the American people to force them into electing who they really want and that makes me think maybe we should elect who we really want and care about who they’re trying to force us to to elect I think it’s a real slim game is being played right now
He is just a Benji’s loyal dog
Uh no.
They’re about the war.
Keep your facts straight.
Bought and paid for! Shame on them all.
Al Jazeera is CIA.
Any warnings were cancelled out by the backhanded $10 billion for war funds he sent to Israel. He has guaranteed Trump’s re-election.
Go home and protest 😂😂😂😂
No.
Netanyahu is bombing to escape from his domestic legal problems.
Baiden is now putting pressure to gain votea in Elections .
Both are criminals. Remember Baiden also has to face for war crimes because of his veto to stop war and supplying weapons recently to Israel to bomb on innocent Palestinians
All US presidents are slaves to Zionist abd AIPAC rheir allegiance to ISRAEL is Disgusting! All countries have a right to defend itself except Palestine? American has blood on its hands and will spiral out of control
Sleepy joe is a disgrace hes got no chance of being next president
Why interview someone so biased and finding excuses to everything Joe Biden is doing?
Biden should go down with Netanyahu…he made his bed
Its obvious that gov of USA is fractured and policy is whomever pays the most to the career criminals of congress
Yes, Biden has forgotten to be a statesman over a politician. Trump has had pretty good hold on the United States, so yes, Biden is considering the next vote, but remember in December of 2017 trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the embassy there. He also recognize israel sovereignty over Golan Heights. He also shifted US policy on illegal settlements AND ended all US aid to Palestinians.
December of 2017 Trump moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. BIDEN SHOULD MOVE IT BACK TO TEL AVIV! That would be an “in good faith measure”.
No he’s not worried he’already knows he’s going to lose its just by how much..
John Kirby is a liar. Why not speak about the West Bank and East Jerusalem? How the settlers have evicted the Palestinians and taken the land for “The Greater Israel”. How many Palestinians have they, with American support, killed?
Stop apologizing for Biden. He is solely responsible for this disaster and must be viewed as a war criminal, neither compassionate nor reasonable.
Biden is evil old man who sells tank missiles to Israel and talks about humanitarian aid for the Palestinians
Not voting for him.
Human criminals all of them.
Steve speaks English so well that I am fascinated
Hear hear Joe is not ruling
A leader should be reasonable
Biden cant think anything widely
Their minds are closed
They are not good for leaders
From his one sided thoughts made U S
hate in the world
Jews prefer Trump while other voters are not happy with Bidens handling of the war
How can Biden as the puppets leader of the Zionist warn their Owners
Joe doesn’t know where is he most of the time he is old senile dude cut out paper of president
Democrats have always expected us to vote for them simply because they’re not Republicans. 2024 will change that! 3rd Party Now or Bust !
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Muslim should never vote for gencide joe.
No Biden no Trump, I won’t vote unless the democrats have another candidate.
USA ISRAEL ARE THE SAME ENTITY .USA GUILTY OF GENOCIDE
This is an excellent interview which spells out the dangers in the current US actions related to Israel.
Biden is soooooo wrong about his position on Israel!!! I fear it will cost him the presidency
Biden lost my vote in 2024