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[–] Bye 43 points 1 year ago

Who benefits economically by addressing the needs of Palestinians?

Unless the answer is “us billionaires”, you have your answer for what policy will be inacted.

The answer to every “what policy will the US take” is “whichever most benefits the rich, and if multiple, whichever most benefits the rich to the exclusion of the poor”.

[–] TheDarkKnight 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stay out and let them sort it all out themselves.

[–] AA5B 1 points 1 year ago

Mainly stay out, it’s not something we can really fix. However I do like the Carrier group moving into the area: let’s make sure Iran also stays out

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Israel has suffered its deadliest day since the state’s founding, and the gruesome, unspeakable images of whole families shot in their homes and kidnapped Israeli children, women, youth and the elderly have galvanized almost the entire country in support of an overwhelming use of force against the Gaza Strip.

In doing so, the Biden administration appeared to be sending a message: Israel’s response to the deadly attacks would have the full backing of the US government, and there would be no immediate calls for Israeli restraint.

In doing so, the Biden administration is throwing its full weight behind an Israeli government dominated by extremist ministers bent on annexing the West Bank and expelling and killing as many Palestinians as it can.

Israel’s punishing response will likely go on for weeks and include a ground invasion, which promises a high number of civilian casualties and widespread destruction of homes, roads and infrastructure.

The other path is one the US has generally failed to take, and that is to make an immediate and genuine effort to resolve the root causes of political violence in Palestine by addressing the long-standing grievances of the Palestinian people, who have been denied their basic rights to freedom and dignity by the US’s ally, Israel.

The United States continues to be a central part of the problem fomenting instability and violence afflicting Palestinians and Israelis, as evidenced by the US’s response to Hamas’s attack.


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