• CaractacusPotts@lemmy.caOP
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    9 months ago

    70,000 meals have been dropped in Gaza over the past week, which is a small portion of what’s needed considering the territory has a population of more than 2 million people.

    It’s theater. US could force Israel to comply and let the aid in, but instead this is a cheap trick to try and win back voters who think Biden is a failure on this issue.

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      9 months ago

      US could force Israel to comply

      how? cutting support would cause hamas to be emboldened. using force would be throwing decades of treaties away (and remember this started because israeli civilians were killed in a terrorist attack) and alienate a nuclear power… just like cutting aid to ukraine, all that would happen is israeli civilians and gazans would continue to suffer

      netanyahu isnt going to moderate because the un passes a non binding resolution and hamas isnt going to moderate because the us pulls funding

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        9 months ago

        Apparently you were too lazy to read my previous reply, so I’ll repost it for you. Save your speculation as to whether or not Hamas would be emboldened, it’s meaningless nonsense.

        What tactics has the West utilized against Russia that they have not employed against Israel?

        Economic sanctions. Apply them to Israeli leadership in the military and in politics. Plus Business leaders and bankers. Prevent Israeli banking institutions “from accessing SWIFT, the international system for financial transactions, and restricting access to Western financial markets.” Ban Israeli access to international goods and services import as well as export. Let’s see how long their military can go without oil.

        remember this started because israeli civilians were killed in a terrorist attack

        This started because Israel is illegally occupying Palestinian territory and has violated every cease-fire over the last 15 years. If you think it started on October 7 you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about.