Quote of the Day

I think people just have to follow the money.

Joe Biden has received the most money from the Israeli lobby than any other politician going back to 1990. So this is where a lot of his decisions in reference to supporting Israel [stem from]. Even though the majority of voters are calling for a ceasefire, [it’s this money] where a lot of [Biden’s decision-making on this issue] goes back to. You follow the money, you’ll be able to see how a lot of these politicians move the way that they do and why they make the decisions they make.

So the short story is that Joe Biden sold out a long time ago. He was never really going to advocate for American people in this country first; he was already bought and paid for. And you can see that if you look at his funding under OpenSecrets.org.

– Sabrina Salvati
Excerpted from “Trump Trounces Biden With Hispanic
and Black Voters; Young People Abandoning Joe”
Rising
January 2, 2024

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Related Off-site Links:
Democratic Backlash as Biden Bypasses Congress for Second Time to Arm Israel – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, January 2, 2024).
Sen. Bernie Sanders Says No More U.S. Money for “Grossly Disproportionate” Israeli War on Gaza – Jessica Corbett (Common Dreams, January 2, 2024).
As Death Toll in Gaza Rises, Israeli Officials Fear Possible Genocide Charges at the International Court of Justice – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, January 1, 2024).
Saving Israel by Ending Its War in Gaza – Jeffrey D. Sachs (Common Dreams, January 1, 2024).
Record Low: 34% Approve of Biden’s Job as President; CNN’s Acosta Told to “Get Out of the Bubble” – Rising (December 19, 2023).
Biden Became “Genocide Joe” Thanks to the Israel Lobby – Philip Weiss (Mondoweiss, November 29, 2023).
White House Requests “Unprecedented” Loophole That Would Obscure Arms Sales to Israel – Janet Abou-Elias, et al (In These Times, November 2, 2023).
“I Am a Zionist”: How Joe Biden’s Lifelong Bond with Israel Shapes War Policy – Matt Spetalnick, Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle (Reuters, October 21, 2023).

UPDATE: “I Cannot Be Quietly Complicit”: Biden Official Resigns Over Gaza Assault – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, January 4, 2024).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Christmas 2023 – Reflections, Activism, Art, and Celebrations
• Ta-Nehisi Coates: Quote of the Day – November 2, 2023
• Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza
• Prayer of the Week – October 16, 2023
• Something to Think About – October 12, 2023
• Eric Levitz: Quote of the Day – October 11, 2023
• Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”
• In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree
• “Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”
• Norman Solomon and the Speech That Biden Should Give
• “The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”
• Norman Solomon: Quote of the Day – July 14, 2022
• Biden’s Win: “As Much the Sounding of An Alarm As a Time for Self-Congratulations” (2020)
• Progressive Perspectives on the Biden-Harris Ticket (2020)
• Progressive Perspectives on Joe Biden’s Presidential Run (2019)
• Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018
• For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy
• Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath
• David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014