Summary

Elise Stefanik, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the UN, stated during her confirmation hearing that Israel has a “biblical right” to the occupied West Bank, aligning with far-right Israeli officials.

Stefanik sidestepped support for Palestinian self-determination, blaming their leadership for failures.

Her stance signals a shift from Biden-era opposition to Israeli settlements, with Trump lifting sanctions on Israeli settler groups and nominating pro-settlement figures like Mike Huckabee for key roles.

Stefanik also vowed to audit UN funding and block aid to Palestinian refugee agencies.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    15 days ago

    You know what the bible also says, Elise?

    "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

    – 1 Timothy 2:12

    Please STFU Elise Stefanik as is your biblical right, nay duty, thus sayeth your lord.

    • Lennny@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      According to the white house you’re a woman too. As gender is now assigned at conception … Stupid penis taking 8 weeks to start appearing in utero.

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      Knowing how these people behave, it’s “rules for thee, not for me”, and “yes that’s true but every woman should follow, but I’ll continue to say whatever the fuck I want anyways”. Cognitive dissonance on the surface level does not stop them. It’s always been a “I will say whatever the fuck I want and hide behind some pretty words, and all I have to do is to ignore your criticisms. You can’t touch me.”

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    The bible is just a story book, and if you take it so seriously that you support what is happening over there right now then you’re fucked.

    Fight me.

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    In that case, Spain has a divine right to all parts of the US west of the Tordesillas Meridian. The pope said so.

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    I wish I could live to see the day where citing the Bible in support of an argument gets you laughed out of the fucking room.

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    Then don’t be surprised about Muslims following the Quran to the letter

    • Surah Al-Hajj (22:39-40)

    “Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. [They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right—only because they say, ‘Our Lord is Allah.’ …”

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    14 days ago

    Just imagine what would be happening right now if we had elected that horrible genocide supporting Kamala instead!

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      You don’t understand, the job numbers were going up on her watch. But they were SOFT jobs numbers!

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    These fucking cunts either pretend to believe in fairy tales or really do believe in fairy tales, and I’m not sure which is worse.

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    14 days ago

    Remember everyone, the “ceasefire” that Trump “negotiated” (wink wink) is in no way just a temporary distraction, he’s better for Gaza than Dems could ever have been.

    • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      trump didn’t negotiate the ceasefire, and if he did that would be illegal since he wasn’t president yet.
      (it’s illegal to negotiate on behalf of the US in a non-official capacity).