As Joseph Biden’s 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’s fifteen-month war on Gaza, which has been widely defined as a “genocide” by human rights organisations, international bodies and scholars.

Biden’s last day as president, on 19 January, is also the first day of the planned Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that was reportedly pushed to the finish line by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, though both Biden and Trump took credit for the deal.

This has raised more significant criticism of Biden’s role in Israel’s bombing campaign on Gaza, with the US providing $17.9bn in military aid since 7 October 2023 after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel and the subsequent war.

His unfaltering support for Israel led to the infamous nickname given by pro-Palestinians and social media users: “Genocide Joe”.

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    20 hours ago

    Were you somehow unaware that this was always the ultimate end goal from our ruling class?

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      19 hours ago

      No I was aware before he got elected because it was public knowledge and dumbfounded people could deny the reality that doing anything to avoid getting him in would be better for the Palestinians. Guess it’s not just the conservatives prone to these 1D psyops.

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        19 hours ago

        Whether it was trump or harris, it was always going to end up this way; the only difference is that there are more Palestinians left alive w trump in the office, apparently.

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          No. Wake the fuck up from this red MAGA delusion.

          She didn’t donate 100m because Trump was better for the Palestinians, did she? His victory has put the complete erasure of Palestine in reach and you have eejits like you saying ‘he’s ending the genocide’ get a fucking grip man lol

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            19 hours ago

            If the ceasefire fails, then there’s still a chance you’ll be right; but if it holds, then you’ll be definitely be wrong.

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              No. The ceasefire is going through because it’s a better deal for Israel. Trumps donor is literally a Zionist who pushed for this and made it part of the terms that caused the right wing factions to stop blocking it. This is what the extreme right of Israelis right wing govt wanted. They are celebrating your nativity.

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                  ultimited genocide + cookies?

                  or maybe just free reign on the west bank, the option to restart in gaza at any time with free reign and US backing, and whatever they didn’t announce publicly. Genocide itself won’t stop.

                  Never stop to consider you might be the victim of zionist propaganda after you cheered when the fascist got in?

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                    Never stop to consider you might be the victim of zionist propaganda after you cheered for the people who perpetrated a genocide.