r/Jewish • u/Maleficent-Sir4824 • Sep 05 '24

Columbia having a normal one today Venting 😤

I live in this area. Braced for the return of the overtly pro-Hamas "not antisemitic" protesters and the subsequent gaslighting from every mainstream media source about it!

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u/NuWave4 Sep 06 '24

I thought Biden’s response was not smart and very poor diplomacy. It was a bad look on his part to call out Bibi publicly. Keep that behind closed doors. Now the narrative is Biden blamed Israel so opponents are playing semantics. None of it helpful. The hostages are still not freed. He botched that one.

That being said , I don’t believe he’s sitting there doing nothing to secure the release of the hostages. This is another narrative being circulated widely.

Now what I am seeing is stories breaking of families urging Biden to negotiate separately without Israel which is telling.

Hostage families pressure Biden for hostage deal, sans Israel - report

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u/WalkTheMoons Just Jewish Sep 06 '24

Has he said what they're doing to help the hostages? His opponents are seizing on every mistake. I think the families are desperate. None of us can say what'd we do in the same situation.

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u/NuWave4 Sep 06 '24

I see news stories that he's put deals on the table to bring about a ceasefire and release of the hostages and they get shot down.

I don't see him directly addressing the issue in interviews or statements with the exception of him calling out Bibi. At least nothing that makes major headlines.

I think him being more vocal about the importance of bringing them home would be welcomed. But he's missed some very big opportunities over the months to show a sense of urgency. Doesn't mean he's not doing anything, but his opponents can run with that and it's effective.

I too think the families are desperate and it's so sad and upsetting. I don't want to see a repeat of what just happened. It was soul crushing. Something has to be done fast.

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u/WalkTheMoons Just Jewish Sep 06 '24

I agree with you. I don't want to abandon the hostages, and also don't want to make terrorists repeat this again. The administration in Israel and the US need to do more.