As Joseph Biden’s U.S. presidency comes to an end, many on social media this week said his legacy can be summed up in one word: his active role in Israel’s 15-month war in Gaza. It states that there is. human rights organizations, international organizations, and academics.
Biden’s final day as president, January 19, was also the first day of a planned Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement, which was reportedly pushed to the finish line by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Both Biden and Trump reportedly took credit for the deal. transaction.
This comes as the US has provided $17.9 billion in military aid since October 7, 2023, following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel and the ensuing war, making it even more critical for Biden’s role in Israel’s Gaza bombing campaign. has caused considerable criticism.
His unwavering support for Israel earned him the infamous nickname “Genocide Joe” by pro-Palestinian and social media users.
Dr. Omar Suleiman, a Palestinian-American imam, said: “Everything that is happening now with the cease-fire talks will happen if Biden applies the right amount of pressure and refuses to send bombs and billions of dollars unconditionally. , only further reveals how this genocide could have been prevented from day one,” Palestinian-American imam Dr. Omar Suleiman wrote in X. “Your legacy is genocide @POTUS.”
In an interview covering the past four years, Biden spoke about his first conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the attack on Israel, telling Netanyahu that “[he]can’t carpet bomb these communities. ”, Netanyahu said, criticizing the United States for carpet-bombing areas during World War II, which he pointed out.
Many people in online interviews said this amounted to an admission by Biden that he knew he was funding what international tribunals call war crimes.
A common sentiment echoed online was that Mr. Biden bears a legacy as tarnished as that of Mr. George W. Bush, whose war in Iraq resulted in a reported 1 million Iraqi deaths. The idea is that there may be some.
“The Biden administration’s foreign policy legacy is perhaps one of the worst in decades, in a race with George W. Bush to make the world a more dangerous place for both American interests and American values. It will be,” one account posted on X.
While much of the online discourse has focused on Biden and the Gaza Strip, some have pointed to his work in providing coronavirus relief and lowering unemployment at home.
The post about X, which has been circulated repeatedly over the past 15 months, was the last post by Palestinian scholar Refaat Alalil before he was killed in an Israeli attack.
“I hope the ghosts of all the Palestinians you killed will haunt you for the rest of your life with personal glee and follow you to the grave,” journalist Sana Said posted on X.
“Blinken and Biden, the butchers of Palestine, there is no better legacy for you and your entire administration.”
(Source: Middle East Eye)