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The top U.S. official working on the humanitarian situation in Gaza told aid groups in August that the U.S. would not consider withholding weapons from Israel for blocking food and medicine from entering the enclave — a rare admission by someone in the administration.

At the Aug. 29 meeting in Washington, Lise Grande told the leaders of more than a dozen aid organizations that the U.S. could potentially consider other tactics to convince Israel to allow life-saving aid into Gaza — such as applying pressure through the United Nations, but stressed that the administration would continue to support Israel and would not delay or stop weapons shipments.

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[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Open wide, America, Bibi's balls are getting dry and your taxpayer dollars are the saliva that will moisturize them

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"What would you do different than Joe Biden?" Kamala, "there's not a thing that comes to mind."

"How do you plan on solving the situation in the Middle East?" Kamala, "Israel has a right to defend itself. We will always have their back."

"What do think about Dick Cheney endorsing you?" Kamala, "I'm honored to have the endorsement of Dick Cheney. He's a well respected leader."

[–] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

We get the sweat off of netenyahus balls, and Biden/Harris/Trump gets paid for it, and we get.. nothing? I dont like this arrangement, but I guess we have to vote for Harris or Trump and have no choices?

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You could work to dismantle the system. Heck, if people had joined the uncommitted movement instead of attacking it for their establishment overlords, the Democratic party could have been pushed to offer a candidate against genocide and for genuine social policies.

But people let themselves get gaslighted and happily rallied around their party leaders, despite getting fucked by them.

[–] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I'm with you-- thats currently my plan, voting uncommitted in the general unless Harris stops the weapons before election day. Its about the smallest thing I could ask for and still ask for anything at all. I fear that all future US elections will all be manipulated to follow this pattern and itll be tough to break out of.

[–] femtech@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean I'm not getting fucked by Harris but I would be killed by trump. Once Harris is in im still going to be pushing the US to tell Israel to fuck off.

[–] dank@lemmy.today -2 points 2 months ago

And Harris will laugh.

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Man, there's gotta be something more to this.

Remember all that fuss about how a retired general said that the U.S. and other governments have crashed alien ships they've been studying? Does isreal have, like, the least damaged ships or something? Like, wtf does isreal possibly have that the U.S. is so beholden to it? It just can't be that isreal "is a historically important religious site," because that's just stupid. We don't spend Billions of dollars a year to maintain the fucking Vatican, and we certainly wouldn't while it's actively engaging in genocide and aparthied. So why are we doing it for isreal?

Gotta be aliens.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

They give the US a military presence in a strategic location.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

These dummys can't distinguish between an ally and a hijacker.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Can we get like a list on the countries that are so close allies that they're able to commit genocide at will? Like I'm curious who makes the cut. Like you got to think France and the UK, Germany? Do the krauts get to burn children alive? Japan?

but stressed that the administration would continue to support Israel and would not delay or stop weapons shipments.

Hoping that this is one area that Harris/Walz will distinguish from Biden's admin in.