The violence in Gaza—credibly identified as genocide by scholars and legal experts alike—has now unfolded for over 600 days. This warfare against Palestinians living there is backed by the US politically and materially, by both major political parties. The Biden administration, and now the Trump administration, aligned themselves with ethnic cleansing plans by providing weapons to Israel, as well as limiting domestic protest and international backlash. For instance, when the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leadership last year, Biden—then president—condemned them.
The Trump administration has proven more willing to pursue negotiations with Palestinian and Arab actors without Israeli input. But it has still largely backed Israel’s vision for managing the Gaza strip and its humanitarian needs in two crucial ways.
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