Biden seeks to dismiss Palestinian genocide lawsuit

The Biden administration has filed a motion in federal court calling for dismissal of a lawsuit that accuses the president and his team of failing to prevent a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

The Biden administration's filing was submitted on Friday, a day before the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations' Genocide Convention, and stated that the suit should be dismissed because the administration argues that the lawsuit would override the foreign policy decisions of the US government, and therefore would be "in violation of the constitutional separation of powers".

Biden has also rushed increased arms shipment to Israel and has pledged to give the country billions of dollars in military assistance, in addition to the $4bn the US already gives Israel each year.

As the lawsuit continues its way through the US court system, Biden is facing growing discontent from both the American public and within his own administration over his policy approach to Israel's war in Gaza.

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