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Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy, Without Congress (truthout.org)

submitted 10 months ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] Nobody@lemmy.world 121 points 10 months ago

I'm still not seeing why Israel is being treated as a priority over or at least equal to Ukraine. Ukraine is up against a legitimately strong adversary using human wave tactics. Israel is dropping bombs seemingly indiscriminately on mostly civilians. Ukraine is fighting for its existence. Israel is getting revenge on its much, much weaker neighbor.

If Iran and its proxies enter the war, that might change the calculations, but that hasn't happened yet.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 66 points 10 months ago

Israel is also rich as fuck with a strong military. They do not need financial support.

[-] thilo@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

But politicians elsewhere need israeli support (to get voted they believe)

[-] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

NSO group would like a word with you

[-] PilferJynx@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

Agreed. Isreal doesn't need help putting the boot on helpless children.

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

It's a strategic foothold in the region for the US. And "Jeebus."

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 16 points 10 months ago

And the more support Israel gets to kill those civilians the more likely sympathetic regional neighbours would be inclined to join. And rightly so. It's genocide.

[-] bioemerl@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Republicans like Israel and don't (all) like Ukraine

[-] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Agreed. Even if Iran enters the war, it will be to stop a genocide. I don't understand why the US is so keen to tie themselves to Netanyahu's government.