Donald Trump is reportedly advising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which would be a violation of the Logan Act.

He may not be in office, but Donald Trump has been speaking with the powers that be about Israel’s war on Gaza—but it’s not in an effort to end the genocide.

Instead, Trump has allegedly been talking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avert a cease-fire deal, fearing that doing so could help Vice President Kamala Harris win in November, according to PBS.

“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” said PBS’s Judy Woodruff Monday night. “So, I don’t know where—who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, and that’s to work on that one.”

    • ZMoney@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Yeah let me join the downvote crowd. The most powerful military and the largest economy in the world is unable to stop its vassal state from carrying out a genocide for 10 months. But if I vote for this cop and her soldier friend instead of a real estate guy, we’ll magically change our ways and the bombs will stop falling. I have a bridge to sell you.

      • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        K let me try and put this as simply as I can, so that you fucking acorns can understand:

        Joe Biden is working towards a cease-fire. That is a fact.

        Donald Trump is actively discouraging Netanyahu from agreeing to a cease-fire. That is a fact. No bridges there.

        You people are condemning Joe Biden, the guy now actively working towards a cease-fire.

        You people are not condemning Donald Trump, the guy actively interfering with a cease-fire.

        To reiterate, Donald Trump is actively, publicly, and aggressively supporting genocide, and Joe Biden is trying to get a cease-fire enacted, yet you Genocide Joe sycophants can’t see past your own biases to realize that.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Joe Biden is working towards a cease-fire. That is a fact.

          He just sent them $20B in new arms exports.

          FFS, Americans are the most propagandized people on earth. You’ll believe absolutely anything, except the truth.

            • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              4 months ago

              And Trump is interfering with a ceasefire.

              Netanyahu has not demonstrated any interest in a ceasefire. Blaming this on Trump deflects the strong Israeli support for further genocide of the Gaza people.

              • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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                4 months ago

                Trump is on Netanyahu’s side regarding a cease-fire. If you have a problem with Netanyahu not entertaining a cease fire, you should have a problem with Trump trying to scuttle it.

                That is, if your problem is actually with the genocide, and not just a weird personal vendetta against Joe Biden.

                • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  4 months ago

                  That is, if your problem is actually with the genocide, and not just a weird personal vendetta against Joe Biden.

                  Again, do you realize who is currently holding office?

                  • ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world
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                    4 months ago

                    This you?

                    Netanyahu has not demonstrated any interest in a ceasefire.

                    So, the person actually running the country that’s committing the genocide you’re so against has less culpability than an ally that’s NOT committing genocide? Did i follow those mental gymnastics correctly?

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          “Trump made a call to Netanyahu to tell him to do the things he was going to do anyway. This is possibly illegal (but he won’t be prosecuted for it so it isn’t illegal in an tangible sense).”