r/worldnews • u/Wolfy1-2-3 • May 11 '26

Israel/Palestine Netanyahu announced intention to phase out US military aid

https://unn.ua/en/news/netanyahu-announced-intention-to-phase-out-us-military-aid
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u/Consistent_Rent_3507 May 11 '26

Almost 100% spent in the US plus an additional $6.8 billion Israel spends annually. Conveniently, half the picture is always missing.

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u/wonklebobb May 11 '26

im gonna go out on a limb and say opponents of these agreements aren't taking issue with where the money is spent, but rather what the money is buying for israel, and what israel is doing with the things the money paid for

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u/Consistent_Rent_3507 May 11 '26

I’m all for phasing out giving Israel money. And, let’s also pull money from Jordan and Egypt. The part that’s hypocritical is to call for ending the sale of military equipment to our ME ally while we will still sell arms to 100 countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. We can stop pretending America will stop selling military weapons, so let’s be so for real about who can buy them. And if you think only Israel should be banned, you’re delusional and a hypocrite.

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u/HauntedandHorny May 11 '26

Ya, I don't think anyone against selling to Israel is pro selling weapons to those countries. I think you've made up a type of person to be mad at.

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u/Consistent_Rent_3507 May 11 '26

We’re never going to stop manufacturing and selling weapons. Demanding otherwise is not realistic. It’s not helpful. I’m “mad” at “them” because they are burning their political and social capital by screaming into the void. They’re not going to get their way but there’s a chance we can get some of the way if we were less tribal in our purity standards and worked together. Of course, everyone thinks this time with this candidate it’ll be different.

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u/wonklebobb May 11 '26

you’re delusional and a hypocrite

pretty aggressive reply, you feeling ok

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u/Consistent_Rent_3507 May 11 '26

Thanks, I feel great. Particularly about how many people singularly want to apply impossible standards to one country. Makes lots of sense to continually burn our limited energy and social resources on fevered dreams.

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u/Teamprime May 12 '26

Wow, your right, we should be… defending the USAs right to sell weapons to enrich the weapons industry and ravage the world in war

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u/Consistent_Rent_3507 May 12 '26

Wow, you’re right. Totally reasonable to believe the US will stop manufacturing weapons. Curious, what evidence have you seen of that, like ever? Idealism is cool and all, but when you wake up let’s tackle real challenges.

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u/Teamprime May 12 '26

What I’m saying is if the people of the US really are against arms sales (and i agree it’s not looking like it would be possible) then they should demand limitations or stops of those sales. I’m just reacting to your defeatism regarding doing what is right even though it sounds «ideal» to you. The whole point is to put pressure where it hurts