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It's actually much simpler than you're making it out to be. The US doesn't have to stop funding Israel entirely, but conditions can be put on the aid that it won't come if war crimes are committed with it. What, we can stop Ukraine using our missiles to strike inside Russia but we can't stop Israel from starting shit with Lebanon et al? Please, take this "sure, buddy", positively dripping in the finest sarcasm.
That does sound like it could be effective, but I doubt it’s all that’s needed.
Also, are we willing to cut off funding if Israel doesn’t meet the conditions?
Yes, that is part of the solution. If not, we're not doing what I said, we're just doing what we're doing now.
There would of course be more to it, but that one lever would remove the option to kill indiscriminately. You might be surprised how quickly Israel would stop shooting if they suddenly had an ammo counter to watch and the only solutions available are diplomatic.
Sounds like a consistent and reasonable plan.
Thank you, I strive for consistency and reason in my thinking - sometimes I even succeed 😂 I appreciate you engaging in good faith, this was a pleasant exchange.