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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Mehdi Hasan

Biden can end the bombing of Gaza right now. Here’s how

Children holding out empty vessels in hope for receiving food in Gaza
‘We know Biden has the power to stop Netanyahu from killing Palestinians en masse in Gaza because … he has done it before.’ Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Picture the scene. An Israeli prime minister launches airstrikes on an Arab population. Civilians are killed in their thousands. An American president, stunned and shocked by the scenes of carnage on his TV screen, makes a call to his Israeli counterpart. And … within minutes … the bombing is over.

Sound crazy? Or maybe simplistic? Perhaps naive, even?

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