Democratic Senator Responds To President Biden Withholding Munitions From Israel Over Rafah

In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke about President Biden withholding shipment to Israel.
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[@jdur7987]

When do these people work for american citizens?

[@almostthere6098]

They only work for themselves

[@AndyA1234]

What Putin does to his opponents. Does that not seem a bit ironic with what's happening in NY?

[@Audrey-ld1hs]

Ironic considering what joe and the democrats are doing to OUR COUNTRY. FYI THE US IS NOT A PALASTIAN , MUSLIM , COMMUNIST COUNTRY. WE ARE A REPUBLIC. Our forefathers fought for our freedoms and this administration appears to have forgotten about americans. No respect for joe or the democrats.

[@peter-sr1zd]

Joe must go. Take all his liberals with him.

[@Chulitatr]

Cease fire and free Palestine and stop the genocide. Hundreds of thousands Israeli's are protesting for Netanyahu's resignation and early elections to oust him.

[@mfcjr1]

This guy speaks like Biden.

[@godsoffspring4195]

Durbin speaks with as much passion as he does facts😏🙄🤥.

[@SpotterVideo]

Go to Gaza City and spend some time with Christian Brothers and Sisters in Christ, if you want to understand what it means to be threatened. Why were two unarmed Christian women shot by Israeli snipers while going to the toilet at their church in Gaza? If three hostages were killed by the IDF, while carrying a white flag, how many other innocent people have been killed in the same way? How many of their homes have been turned to rubble? How would you feel if armed drones were constantly flying overhead, while you are without food? Why was Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akieh shot by the IDF before October 7th? These people were not killed by Hamas. Why have these people been ignored by most Christians in the U.S.? Are the Christians being killed in Gaza “Semites”?...

[@jaialaiwarrior]

If you think leaving Hamas in power will improve the lives of Christians there then you truly are lost. The plight of Christians under Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank, as in Lebanon, is deplorable and it has nothing to do with Israel. The only Middle Eastern country in which Christians actually prosper is Israel.

[@sperry4771]

@@jaialaiwarrior The Palestinian Christians have actually said it is the blockade of the Palestinian areas, decreasing the way of life has been the biggest motivator to immigrate, not living with the Muslims as people want to portray. Israelis spit on the Priests, have blocked the Christians from visiting churches during Easter.......Theres plenty of video of the abuse of Christians by Israelis in the West Bank!!

[@guymontag2948]

@@jaialaiwarrior What does that have to do with Israel committing war crimes?

[@purrrfect6032]

Your long comment is for nothing.

[@Chulitatr]

Cease fire and free Palestine and stop the genocide. Hundreds of thousands Israeli's are protesting for Netanyahu's resignation and early elections to oust him.

[@oldreprobate2748]

To display the Israel flag or any other foreign governments flag in our government buildings shows that the security of the United States and our people are at great risk.

[@Ibizakneegrow]

You're a little late to the party I see. It's been there since the 40s

[@commonsense343]

Who wrote this shit for this guy?!

[@adamfindlay7091]

Thou shalt NOT kill...

[@AndyA1234]

What about Hiroshima & Nagasaki? Or Vietnam with estimates of 500,000 civilian casualties ?

[@harryseaword]

Long time ago. More recently, that son of a Bushes 20+ year war that was disgusting.

[@tombrooks7322]

Dick is from Illinois, its all starting to make sense! 😮

[@tarunarya1780]

Need to cover Israeli West Bank atrocities

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Giving hair compliments to deserving women, needs national promotion.

[@MrBsir390]

US should send a Volunteer Pro Palestinian Students from differernt Law Schools like Harvard,UCLA to GAZA for PEACE Talks.They can take their Tents.Or How about an AI Global Peace Conference.

[@almostthere6098]

The American president with Israel flag behind him instead of ours shows who comes first

[@TAG152gaming]

Exactly

[@oldreprobate2748]

Too little, too late.

[@user-rk9pr9mb1h]

Was that arms shipment missing Taiwanese chips? I'm expecting anytime now for the U.S. congress with their party hats and whistles to be waiving tiny Isreali flags about in celebration of the 2024 holocaust.

[@anthonypereira6997]

Great job today Joe Biden sent me a note please your friend Anthony Pereira

[@wendyfay16]

From what I've been seeing on TV, I don't think the USA is too far from Russia!

[@josephhoffman7760]

Deuteronomy Joshua Joseph

[@Saint-bz9hs]

I wish politicians were as passionate for their own citizens than a foreign nation 😢 Billions to Israel while inflation is high, housing is for the upper class, food additives banned in the 🌎 except our country, open borders but worrying about Israels... Oh woe is us, whi shall gelp their own citizens in our government

[@bernicehagins643]

He can retire in Israel

[@droraovadia6787]

No Thanks! Israel had enough of him...

[@pepperpower1652]

May 18//////// We must//////// R.e.p.e.n.t,now!😮

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

The Founding of The State of Israel 🇮🇱 14 May 1948.

[@harryseaword]

Palestinian have a life span 10 years less than Israelis. They deserve land that is theirs.

[@user-lq7uq4vv8r]

Some do not recognize that fact. When Israel returns to Earth it will be by the hand of God, not Ben-Gurion and his henchmen.

[@josephhoffman7760]

Where you guys tried to kill Ronald

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

Mighty aphrodite

[@Chulitatr]

Israel isn't fighting an opponent, Natanyahu is bombarding civilians. As an American, I'm strongly opposed to the US support of Israel's 75-year occupation and the genocide being committed against Palestinians, like Nazi Germany/Hitler. Cease fire and free Palestine and stop the genocide. Hundreds of thousands Israeli's are protesting for Netanyahu's resignation and early elections to oust him.

[@droraovadia6787]

Learn the fact before you speak.. You don't know what you are taking...

[@user-lq7uq4vv8r]

So all you haters support slow mass starvation of children for political reasons? Is that just acceptable collateral damage?? Disgusting. Inhuman. Shame on you.

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

Recently reported by The Former PM of The State of Israel 🇮🇱 Naftali Bennett "Members of Hamas, a Radicalized Islamic Terrorist Organization, fired rockets at the crossing point which was allowing Humanitarian Aid in to The Gaza Strip, with the SOLE intention of disrupting/preventing much needed Aid to be distributed within The Gaza Strip." FOR Members of Hamas it is very much more preferable for The Western MSM to show children/babies dying from starvation. The videos of starving/dying children/babies are excellent for propaganda purposes AND for financial donations supporting their collective "cause"

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

I can NOT believe, Alphabet Inc, their army of AI are deleting my comments in support of The State of Israel 🇮🇱 I suppose, the MORE deleted comments, the MORE to report to PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Members of his Executive.

[@neftalilomeli847]

Lol

[@Shams-mr5wg]

Is Israel in Peace with their Neighbors?

[@deannaloveland7747]

You are not right, shame on you. Support Israel!!!!

[@user-lq7uq4vv8r]

Fully 50 massacres of Palestinians since 1947 by Israel. Then 1400 Israelis killed or caught. Now 37,000 innocents killed, and children being starved out BY ISRAEL! Who did you say should be ashamed?

[@TAG152gaming]

Never support war crime and human rights violations, doesn't matter who is doing them

[@44jenniferlynn]

I don't support this at all! I'm for ISRAEL, definitely not for joey

[@guymontag2948]

Why would you support war crimes? 🤔

[@user-fx8ph8rv5g]

FIsreal FPalistine FJB

[@user-lq7uq4vv8r]

FU2 Respectfully replying in kind.

[@leilanidewitt7442]

Nettinyahu needs to leave i believe Israelis have wanted him out for a long time

[@karenmessinger9609]

Over 65% of Israelis support nentanyahu. It's the liberal left there ( & here) that caused Israel to appear weakened & divided which helped encourage the hamas/isis terrorists to attack Oct 7th. Ironic thing is, it was liberal Israelis that were slaughtered Oct 7th.

[@droraovadia6787]

No we love Bibi Netanyahu..

[@Shortpants1819]

I stand with Israel. 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🙏🙏

[@guymontag2948]

Why? 🤮

[@larryp5024]

​@@guymontag2948God's chosen people,,,DOH! Try to keep up Homer. 🙄

[@guymontag2948]

@@larryp5024 You know that's just a book people wrote, right? Shockingly, they're the heroes and victims of their own narrative. Who would have guessed? 🤓

[@larryp5024]

@@guymontag2948 The Simpsons is not a book,,, it's on TV. Man you don't know a lot of things it seems. 😕

[@Shortpants1819]

@@guymontag2948 Because THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES and to PREVENT Oct 7th happening again. They DID NOT start this war!!!!

[@user-fs6fv3qy8f]

Wait I thought the MAGAts were anti war 😂

[@acanskywalker5631]

Durbin's parents sure knew what they were doing when they named their little bundle of human excrement!.

[@user-ed3yi2nv9g]

MORAL BANKRUPCY

[@Shams-mr5wg]

Thats not Putins habit but Is of United States

[@anthonypereira6997]

Great job today Joe Biden sent me a note please your friend Anthony Pereira