Trump protects Israel as it vows to 'take over' Gaza and expel Palestinians

Trump protects Israel as it vows to 'take over' Gaza and expel Palestinians

Author: Ben Norton May 21, 2025 Duration: 27:35
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to colonize Gaza, saying, "We will take control of all the territory of the Strip". US President Donald Trump is trying to expel Palestinians to Libya or other countries. Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and, like Joe Biden, he is selling Israel billions of dollars of weapons. Ben Norton reports. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzG98YklawA Why the US supports Israel, explained: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudson/ Topics 0:00 USA backs Israel's crimes 0:56 Netanyahu: Israel will control all of Gaza 1:34 Trump gave Israel green light 2:17 Trump wants to expel Palestinians to Libya 3:47 Israel's goal: total colonization 4:38 Mass hunger in Gaza 5:41 Israeli minister: "We're destroying Gaza" 6:50 Netanyahu's "aid" PR 8:10 Israel's strategy: Use hunger as a weapon 10:27 Bezalel Smotrich 11:19 "Voluntary" migration 11:59 "Total annihilation" of Gaza 12:52 Starvation 13:39 Israel vows to annex West Bank 15:02 Trump sanctions ICC 15:56 Biden admin threatened ICC 16:22 USA attacks ICC 17:51 Microsoft aids Israel 18:23 Impact of sanctions 18:52 Is Trump really "frustrated"? 19:52 (CLIP) Trump is Israel's "best friend" 20:07 Trump wants to colonize Gaza 20:44 (CLIP) Trump: US will take over Gaza 20:59 Trump gives Israel weapons 22:49 Netanyahu thanks "greatest friend" Trump 23:05 (CLIP) Netanyahu praises Trump 23:12 Biden's support for Israel 23:46 Obama's support for Israel 24:26 Israel can't wage war without USA 25:02 Israel is US unsinkable aircraft carrier 25:36 Netanyahu is American 26:15 Israel is an outpost of US empire 26:39 (CLIP) Biden: US would create Israel 27:05 Geopolitics of Israel 27:22 Outro

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