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Middle East

Duncanpup

(14,814 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:01 AM Jun 26

Israel needs our $40 billion a year in welfare.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1163916

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250626-spain-pm-alleges-genocide-in-gaza-as-rescuers-say-35-killed

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Israel needs our $40 billion a year in welfare. (Original Post) Duncanpup Jun 26 OP

A fairly not-outspoken person that I know has twice brought up Mideast politics in the past 2 years. Tetrachloride Jun 26 #1

It has to stop. Duncanpup Jun 26 #2

I'm so glad we don't have universal health care. Basso8vb Jun 26 #3

Israel is using scarce supplies to force starving people to gather at one place so they can murder them. Lonestarblue Jun 26 #4

Tetrachloride

(8,847 posts)

1. A fairly not-outspoken person that I know has twice brought up Mideast politics in the past 2 years.

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:09 AM

Jun 26

Once regarding Gaza and once regarding Iran.

The common denominators are Israel and war.

I sense multiple seismic shifts regarding the Middle East.

Duncanpup

(14,814 posts)

2. It has to stop.

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:16 AM

Jun 26

And my heart bleeds for the children starving.

IDF is a mob not an army as a soldier you don’t or you do not try and harm civilians.

Basso8vb

(1,185 posts)

3. I'm so glad we don't have universal health care.

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:39 AM

Jun 26

Lonestarblue

(12,802 posts)

4. Israel is using scarce supplies to force starving people to gather at one place so they can murder them.

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:48 AM

Jun 26

Our $40 billion a year needs to be withheld until the Israeli government stops treating Palestinians as shooting targets and gets the hell out of Gaza (and the West Bank where settlers and the IDF murder Palestinians with impunity). The US supposedly supports a state for Palestinians, but its consistent aid and acceptance of every Israeli atrocity says that our support is nothing but statehood is just meaningless words.

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