Joel Rubin, senior State Department official under Barack Obama: "Joe Biden has not started any wars in his four years. Afshin Ratansi: How could Netanyahu start the genocide in Gaza without weapons being sent by the democratic president? Yoel Rubin: "Hamas started the war in October 2023. Afshin Ratansi: "We started this show talking about the Balfour Declaration, so let's not deal with when the war started. ' Watch the full heated exchange in the quoted post below.