Biden promised Israel $3.8 billion in annual military aid to maintain the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.
Two weeks before Israeli forces assassinated Abu Akleh, three leading Palestinian journalist organizations filed a
in the International Criminal Court that accused Israel of systematically targeting Palestinian journalists.At the top of the agenda for Biden and the Israelis was Iran, which Israel sees as an existential threat. Although the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, former President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement in 2018, to Israel’s delight., Iran had agreed to cut back its nuclear program, and in return, the U.S. would lift billions of dollars of punishing sanctions.
During his presidential campaign, Biden committed to rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. But a year and a half into his term, he failed to return the U.S. to the deal. He has also imposedBiden has refused to reverse other Trump actions that pandered to Israel as well. He has not withdrawn Trump’s
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