Will the new Democrats in Congress remake the party of genocide and war?

Old dogs can’t learn new tricks. In the case of Antony Blinken, the former US secretary of state, a career supporting Israeli interests culminated in his absolute fidelity to the apartheid regime during its genocide in Gaza, which began and continued during his tenure at the State Department.

Now, three years on and nearly two years out of office, this "true friend of Israel", with his softly spoken diplomatic demeanour, continues to see only legitimate self-defence in the mass slaughter of civilian men, women and children that Israel continues to inflict on Palestinians.

In 11 visits to Israel during its onslaught, he never did less than assure the Netanyahu regime that the mass killing could continue with full US backing.