For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.

  • FlowVoid@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    If it were that simple, then the $14 billion aid bill to Israel would have already passed.

    Instead it’s going nowhere, Israel has to actually pay the US for weapons, and they are getting less than 1% of what everyone expected.

    How do you explain that outcome in your black-and-white worldview?

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      10 months ago

      Instead it’s going nowhere, Israel has to actually pay the US for weapons, and they are getting less than 1% of what everyone expected.

      You seem so disappointed.