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As Joseph Biden\u2019s US presidency comes to an end, many on social media this week are saying that his legacy boils down to one thing: his active role in Israel\u2019s fifteen-month war on Gaza, which has been widely defined as a “genocide” by human rights organizations, international bodies and scholars.<\/p>\n
Biden\u2019s last day as president, on 19 January, was also the first day of the planned Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that was reportedly pushed to the finish line by the administration\u00a0of President-elect Donald Trump, though both Biden and Trump took credit for the deal.<\/p>\n
This has raised more significant criticism of Biden\u2019s role in Israel\u2019s bombing campaign on Gaza, with the US providing\u00a0$17.9bn\u00a0in military aid since 7 October 2023 after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel and the subsequent war.<\/p>\n
His unfaltering support for Israel led to the infamous nickname given by pro-Palestine and social media users: “Genocide Joe”.<\/p>\n
“Everything that\u2019s happening now with the ceasefire negotiations is only further revealing how Biden could\u2019ve stopped this genocide from day 1 by exerting proper pressure and refusing to send bombs and billions of dollars unconditionally,” Palestinian-American imam Dr Omar Suleiman\u00a0wrote\u00a0on X. “Your legacy is genocide\u00a0@POTUS.”<\/p>\n
In an interview covering the last four years, Biden spoke about his first conversation with\u00a0Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0after the attack on Israel, saying that he told Netanyahu “[he] can’t be carpet bombing these communities”, to which Netanyahu pointed his finger back at the United States for carpet bombing areas during World War II.<\/p>\n
Many responded to the interview online, saying that they saw this as an admission of Biden knowing he was funding what\u00a0international courts\u00a0are calling war crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A common sentiment that has been echoed online is that Biden may have a legacy that is just as stained as that of George W Bush \u2013 whose war on Iraq caused a reported\u00a0death toll\u00a0of one million Iraqis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The Biden administration’s foreign policy legacy will likely stand as one of the worst in decades, in competition with George W Bush for making the world a more dangerous place for both American interests and American values,” one account\u00a0posted\u00a0on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the majority of the discourse online is focused on Biden and Gaza, some have pointed out the achievements he’s had domestically in Covid relief and dropping the unemployment rate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A post on X that has been repeatedly circulated throughout the last fifteen months is Palestinian academic Refaat Alareer’s last post before an Israeli strike killed him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I hope the ghost of every Palestinian you killed – with personal glee – haunts you for the rest of your life and follows you into your grave,” journalist Sana Saeed\u00a0posted\u00a0on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Blinken and Biden, the Butchers of Palestine – there is no other legacy for you and your entire administration.”<\/p>\n
(Source: Middle East Eye)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n