CCTV footage of incidents adds to concerns over military’s rules of engagement in Occupied Territories

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    12
    ·
    11 months ago

    Biden could do more, but that last sentence in your comment sounds far fetched to me. Or are you saying that because we’ve been aiding Israel all these years, that’s made it possible? I think that’s a gross oversimplification if so.

    • timidgoat@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      17
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      11 months ago

      I don’t think it is. If Biden cancelled all aid to Israel over this, I think we’d see a big shift in Israeli policy. Remember what happened when the US finally dropped their support of apartheid SA?

      • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        11 months ago

        It would be a big shift in global policy and would be grossly negligent for any US president.

        This view represents a serious misunderstanding of America’s and indeed the western strategy in the Middle East.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        12
        ·
        11 months ago

        Relationships are unique and I don’t think there are many people alive who fully understand the consequences of that move. It likely wouldn’t be just a “oh well I guess we call off the war” situation in any case.

        • timidgoat@lemmy.ca
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          9
          ·
          11 months ago

          If anyone understands it, it’s the South African leaders who just presented their genocide case in front of the ICJ. History will remember them.

          • Muyal_Hix@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            11 months ago

            Has history remembered Tomas Sankara, Kwame Nkrumah and other african leaders who fought for deconlonization? It hasn’t because they got on the US’ bad side. Heck, if you go to any subreddit and look for what people think of what South Africa is doing, you will see nothing but “We should bring appartheid back to teach them a lesson” among other really bad comments