Summary

Elise Stefanik, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the UN, stated during her confirmation hearing that Israel has a “biblical right” to the occupied West Bank, aligning with far-right Israeli officials.

Stefanik sidestepped support for Palestinian self-determination, blaming their leadership for failures.

Her stance signals a shift from Biden-era opposition to Israeli settlements, with Trump lifting sanctions on Israeli settler groups and nominating pro-settlement figures like Mike Huckabee for key roles.

Stefanik also vowed to audit UN funding and block aid to Palestinian refugee agencies.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Just imagine what would be happening right now if we had elected that horrible genocide supporting Kamala instead!

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    4 hours ago

    I wish I could live to see the day where citing the Bible in support of an argument gets you laughed out of the fucking room.

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    3 hours ago

    It’s okay. At least blue maga and genocide Joe have been punished. This is worth Palestine being crushed into the dirt.

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    13 hours ago

    In that case, Spain has a divine right to all parts of the US west of the Tordesillas Meridian. The pope said so.

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    Both Israelis and Palestinians claim to have a “God given right” to that very same piece of sand.

    I suspect that’s a large part of why this conflict has been ongoing for longer than most of the combatants have been alive.

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    15 hours ago

    Then don’t be surprised about Muslims following the Quran to the letter

    • Surah Al-Hajj (22:39-40)

    “Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. [They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right—only because they say, ‘Our Lord is Allah.’ …”

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    17 hours ago

    The bible is just a story book, and if you take it so seriously that you support what is happening over there right now then you’re fucked.

    Fight me.

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    More proof that Trump is ending the palestinian genocide.

    What’s that? That’s not the right conclusion based on the information?

    Bb…but the tankies pwomised

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      3 hours ago

      no leftist worth their salt thought this was going to end the genocide, where you not listening to anything the left said?

    • Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      I mean the genocide will end pretty soon probably. I did try to warn the paint huffers at ml and hexbear. They don’t like listening though.