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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

The United States, Israel’s top ally, says it is still working with mediators Egypt and Qatar to try to broker another cease-fire and hostage release agreement. But those efforts appear to have stalled in recent days, and Netanyahu angered Qatar by calling on it to pressure Hamas and suggesting it funds the militant group.

israel doing everything in its power to keep the slaughter going and not get the hostages back safely.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why does Netanyahu hate the hostages is Netanyahu Hamas?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

How do I contact the IDF I have an airstrike target for them

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've been trying to wrap my head around the unconditional support that the US has shown to Israel during this crisis. I understand why we must stand with our friends and allies. I understand that Israel has immense strategic value as an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" in the Middle East. I understand our desire to support democracies in the region. I understand that they have a right to defend their people. I understand that our support is necessary to keep things from cascading further out of hand. But what I don't understand is how we can provide all this support and still have no leverage to ease the suffering of innocent Palestinians. Are we even capable of applying diplomatic pressure on Israel, or has our support become something more akin to an entitlement?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Ask yourself - is it in the US interest to do something about this genocide? The answer is "nope" other than a tiny bit of unrest in the country (and by that I mean someone complaining at Biden on twitter). There is no point for them to do anything. Geopolitics is never about morality.