Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? | Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
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The law requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

  • young_broccoli@kbin.social
    5·
    11 months ago

    There is an opportunity here to develop the gas fields in offshore Gaza, on behalf of the Palestinians," Hochstein told The National, adding “as soon as we get to the day after and this horrible war ends, there are companies willing to develop those fields.

    You read “help” I read “colonialist looting”. Guess only time will tell

    • aodhsishaj@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      Pasting from my reply elsewhere in the thread

      The main issue is as soon as the Genocide started all talk of aid and economy building went out the window.

      …

      The US just wants access to the gas reserves, they don’t care who controls it, as long as they’ll be aligned with the petro dollar.

      Israel will control the reserves after the genocide is over, that’s the point. Israel wants access to that revenue stream and bombing Palestinians is a really reliable way to ensure that.