▲ 516 ▼ Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by GutsBerserk@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 150 comments fedilink hide all child comments The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel
[+] SCB@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's less the backlash and more the attacks on Jews that are surprising. The US has always had a small, vocal minority that hates Israel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, and the “vocal minority” gained strength when Netanyahu spoke before a joint session of Congress and insulted everyone to the left of Mussolini. And then the 2014 Gaza War was disproportionate and all over social media. And then Netanyahu named a fucking settlement after Trump, America’s worst president since Andrew Johnson. And now he’s razing Gaza and belongs at The Hague. I didn’t even think about the whole, entire Levant much prior to that shit. I have no connection to the wider Mideast and frankly, still don’t think it’s interesting. I like nature more than religion so there’s nothing in Jerusalem for me. (Tel Aviv sounds nicer.) But now I’m like, “Please stop bombing civilians using the weapons I apparently have to pay for. For some reason? Is Israel strategically important? Why?” And Likud-ass people are accusing me of hating Israel. I didn’t have an opinion but now I do. Fuck all religious nationalists with a broomstick no one has sanded down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net -1 points 2 years ago Blame Netty permalink fedilink source parent [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes this is a good example of the vocal minority permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Cat’s out the bag, dog. Shouldn’t have had world’s most incompetent prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, and the “vocal minority” gained strength when Netanyahu spoke before a joint session of Congress and insulted everyone to the left of Mussolini. And then the 2014 Gaza War was disproportionate and all over social media. And then Netanyahu named a fucking settlement after Trump, America’s worst president since Andrew Johnson. And now he’s razing Gaza and belongs at The Hague. I didn’t even think about the whole, entire Levant much prior to that shit. I have no connection to the wider Mideast and frankly, still don’t think it’s interesting. I like nature more than religion so there’s nothing in Jerusalem for me. (Tel Aviv sounds nicer.) But now I’m like, “Please stop bombing civilians using the weapons I apparently have to pay for. For some reason? Is Israel strategically important? Why?” And Likud-ass people are accusing me of hating Israel. I didn’t have an opinion but now I do. Fuck all religious nationalists with a broomstick no one has sanded down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net -1 points 2 years ago Blame Netty permalink fedilink source parent [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes this is a good example of the vocal minority permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Cat’s out the bag, dog. Shouldn’t have had world’s most incompetent prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes this is a good example of the vocal minority permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Cat’s out the bag, dog. Shouldn’t have had world’s most incompetent prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Cat’s out the bag, dog. Shouldn’t have had world’s most incompetent prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent