The U.S. has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, the White House said Monday, as the Pentagon reviews its inventories to see what else can be sent quickly to boost its ally in the three-day-old war with Hamas.
    • PugJesus@kbin.social
      337·
      9 months ago

      Unfortunately, it was never going to end up any other way. Israel, despite oppressing the Palestinians and being a shit ally, remains a sacred cow for 4/5s of our politicians.

    • JWayn596@lemmy.worldEnglish
      212·
      9 months ago

      On the bright side, this means that Republicans may have to stop playing hardball with Ukraine, in order to not appear hypocritical.

      Most support Ukrainian support, and most Western countries need Israel as a foothold in the middle east.

      • zarp86@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        81·
        9 months ago

        You are making the bold assumption that Republicans give a damn about not appearing hypocritical.

        • JWayn596@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Depends on who you ask, there’s 50 Senators and 221 House Representatives on the Republican party.

          Despite the substantial erosion of decorem on the right, there are still some who operate with civility and reason, though they are not as vocal as they should be.

          Before you respond with semi-justified cynicism, it’s not an assumption. Republicans know they’d align mostly with Democrats on Israel.

      • 🐱TheCat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        They used to just say they were in favor of a Jewish state. Now that they have it, they say they need more Palestinian land so they take more land and say that when they do it, it’s holy.

      • gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        9 months ago

        Someone who believes ethnic Jews are entitled to a state on the gaza strip because its where their religion began.

    • Kra@mtgzone.comEnglish
      824·
      9 months ago

      No fuck you and fuck all Palestinians. Every single one that does not distance himself from those crimes, which are basically all.

      • momocchi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        183·
        9 months ago

        No fuck Hamas and fuck Zionists and all who support both of them, causing the deaths of countless people who just want to get on with their lives peacefully

      • diegeticscream[all]🔻@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        62·
        9 months ago

        To be clear, from your post history, your positions are:

        • Ukrainian Nazis are right to fight Russia.

        • There’s no excuse for Hamas.

        Is that accurate?

  • Nobody@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    9 months ago

    It’s important for the US to make a showing of strength and support for Israel. Doing so deters other actors from getting involved in the conflict. If allies of Hamas decide to join the conflict, it escalates quickly into a region-wide bloodbath. Projecting US power decisively and quickly is the best deterrence against escalation.