WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday slammed the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the move “outrageous”.

“And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence - none - between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.” Biden said in a statement.

His top aide Secretary of State Antony Blinken also criticized the move, raising questions over the court’s jurisdiction as well as its process in making this application. He added that it could jeopardize negotiations to achieve a hostage deal and a ceasefire.

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    6 months ago

    If you’re wondering why:

    The American Israel Public Affairs Committee delivered more than $3.7 million in November to the campaigns of U.S. lawmakers, the most it has ever doled out in a single month, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission.

    https://truthout.org/articles/fec-filing-shows-aipac-made-record-donations-to-congress-in-november/

    3.7 million in the month after the attack across the board to both parties.

    4.2 million to Biden since 1990, over a million more than second place,

    https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S

    You may recognize number 2 as the guy with closest full of gold currently under FBI investigation, 3 as one of the least popular presidential candidates in America history. And then party leaders from both sides of the aisle.

    Our government was bought and paid for, now Israel is calling in it’s debts

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      6 months ago

      The tail is wagging the dog. This is the natural growth of the military industrial complex

      That is money the US gave Israel in the first place for the purpose of imperialism, a portion coming back to fund the campaigns of politicians that further enable that is a facet of that.