WHEN SECRETARY MARCO Rubio proposed a sweeping reorganization of the State Department on Tuesday, he singled out a human rights office that he said had become a platform for “left-wing activists” to pursue “arms embargoes” on Israel: the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

Rubio is proposing to rename the bureau, downsize it, and shunt it under another section of the State Department. The bureau’s duties include writing an annual human rights report — which has been critical of Israel — and enforcing a law banning aid to military units that violate human rights that has rankled Israeli leaders.

On one level, the accusation that the bureau was a hotbed of anti-Israel activism baffled critics of the State Department’s handling of the Gaza war. Their push to block weapon sales to Israel went nowhere under Joe Biden’s secretary of state, Antony Blinken.

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      Their push to block weapon sales to Israel went nowhere under Joe Biden’s secretary of state, Antony Blinken.

      Sounds like nothing actually changes though.
      But I’m sure feeling superior and telling people they are stupid will get them to vote for your favourite team next time!

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      It was never about Gaza. It was about crushing America. All those genocide Joe people wanted this to happen.

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          If you did you’d call out all the genocide, and all the people who aid in creating it. But you don’t. You focus on one single instance that helps you make another argument. You don’t give a shit about the Palestinians, they are a tool for you.

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            True. You are the real person who cares about genocides by telling everyone not to care about them. Thank you for saving Palestine.

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              And this is an example of what’s wrong with the world: If somebody doesn’t agree with you they must be the exact opposite opinion. or maybe it’s just people online?

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                Do you have no sense of self awareness? You started this thread by claiming that anyone who doesn’t agree with you on supporting genocide is just a shill trying to destroy America.

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        I see. So anyone who cares about human rights and stopping war crimes wants to crush America? Have you figured out why these evildoers hate America so much? Is it trans rights you think? Maybe PETA? Antifa? Womens reproductive rights?

        What do you think of the members of the UN, they are right here on our soil right now, do we arrest them? Just execute them?

        Lead us, oh wise one.

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        America crush itself asshole. If your “left wing” didn’t commit genocide maybe you wouldn’t be stuck with your “right wing”.

        Quit being a coward and own your mistake instead of some imaginary “Russian trollz”

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      With the biggest bully (US) destroyed and not able to support any longer, maybe Israel will be controlled.

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      Sounds like you’re openly calling both of these options evil and can’t comprehend why people don’t support either one. People have to draw a line somewhere and neither party was willing (perhaps purposely so) to come back from that line of slaughtering innocent men, women, and children in cold blood. I suspect the Dems threw the election on purpose to give Trump the ball so that he could implement things that benefit the politicians on both sides while he takes all the heat.

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        Do democrats need to do anything to earn people’s votes or are we just obligated to vote blue no matter who?