Saw this in the news today Israel-Gaza war: US carries out its first aid airdrop in strip https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68457937

I don’t get it… the US has been a really vocal and financial supporter of the state of Israel, why are they also supporting the Palestinians who oppose them?

  • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Problem is, Israel has made it pretty clear they don’t care if they lose US support (or don’t believe it can politically happen)

    It’s definitely the latter. Israel would very much care if they lost US support, as the drop in funding and military materiel would weaken their power in the region considerably.

    • qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      It’s surely only a matter of time though, right? I mean, their support drops off sharply amlmg younger age-groups. I suspect they’re trying to ram through as much violence now as they can, because the clock’s ticking on such extravagant and uncritical (or only circumspectly critical) support.

      • FMT99@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        We’ve been hearing these stories for generations. “When our generation is in charge we won’t have these senseless wars any more” but somehow here we are again.