> what country are they citizens of, then? Are they stateless? There's a third category you're missing: disputed territory pending final-status negotiations. It's a real thing in international law, not a dodge.…
> Call me when the citizens in Gaza and the West Bank get a vote. They can. They voted in Hamas in Gaza and the PA in the West Bank. They are not Israeli citizens, which is why they don't vote in Israeli elections. You…
The "Clean Break" conspiracy theory is way overblown. The 1996 paper was a policy memo written by American neoconservatives (Perle, Feith, Wurmser) for Netanyahu, advising Israel to ditch land-for-peace, focus on its…
We must make a distinction between the actions of the government (and the military) and the actions of some lunatic individuals, though.
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> It's crazy to me that you know this and yet it seems like you are still in support of the US protecting Israel? You still think this is a net win for the world? That's incomprehensible to me. It's crazy to me that you…
No, money has nothing to do with it. The US military aid package to Israel is only around 2-3% of Israel's annual state budget. That's a relatively small amount, and far less significant than people tend to make it out…
Because I don't think US tax money should go toward reparations for Palestine, Lebanon, Iran or anywhere else. We're not 'complicit' in the way you're framing it
Literally this. Any examples of what exactly has changed?
> what country are they citizens of, then? Are they stateless? There's a third category you're missing: disputed territory pending final-status negotiations. It's a real thing in international law, not a dodge.…
> Call me when the citizens in Gaza and the West Bank get a vote. They can. They voted in Hamas in Gaza and the PA in the West Bank. They are not Israeli citizens, which is why they don't vote in Israeli elections. You…
The "Clean Break" conspiracy theory is way overblown. The 1996 paper was a policy memo written by American neoconservatives (Perle, Feith, Wurmser) for Netanyahu, advising Israel to ditch land-for-peace, focus on its…
We must make a distinction between the actions of the government (and the military) and the actions of some lunatic individuals, though.
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> It's crazy to me that you know this and yet it seems like you are still in support of the US protecting Israel? You still think this is a net win for the world? That's incomprehensible to me. It's crazy to me that you…
No, money has nothing to do with it. The US military aid package to Israel is only around 2-3% of Israel's annual state budget. That's a relatively small amount, and far less significant than people tend to make it out…
Because I don't think US tax money should go toward reparations for Palestine, Lebanon, Iran or anywhere else. We're not 'complicit' in the way you're framing it
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Literally this. Any examples of what exactly has changed?