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21. Ukraines aid is temorary, Israel has been the largest recipent of US

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:04 AM

Jan 13

foreign aid for decades. The money being sent to Ukraine is Arming a country to defend it's borders from a super power that invaded it's country and is occupying land. A super power with an actual Army, Air force, Ballistic missiles and a Nuclear arsenal. To compare Israels situation with Ukraine's is preposterous at best. I'm concerned about the death of innocents at the hand of tyrannical governments everywhere but the people in Gaza are dying at the hand of a tyrannical government that is being funded with my tax dollars, I have little to no "agency" when it comes to the situation in Syria. Look if you support the policy of Bibi and the right-wing government and soon to be Trump administration in Israel just come out and say so, stop dancing around the issue, own it. Here do a little research:

"Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance. The United States has also provided large foreign aid packages to other Middle Eastern countries, particularly Egypt and Iraq, but Israel stands apart."

https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts

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Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the war want to rebuild. Many face a long wait [View all] endgenocide Jan 12 OP

There has also been recent reporting moniss Jan 12 #1

There is no reporting, or even mention of troop incursions into southern Syria, Beastly Boy Jan 12 #3

There is reporting but not in publications you read. I'm waiting to see if the AFP or Reuters will pick up on it but in moniss Jan 12 #5

I didn't intend to single out Western media in my criticism, Beastly Boy Jan 12 #12

I don't, as I said, reserve criticism for just a few. nt moniss Jan 12 #13

However, you only itemize criticism of Israel, in rather meticulous detail, to the exclusion of the many. Beastly Boy Jan 12 #15

I have been civil and patient over many, many exchanges moniss Jan 12 #18

No, Mr Moniss, I m not painting you as antisemitic! Beastly Boy Jan 12 #20

"or simply you move the goal posts or imply personal aspersions" endgenocide Jan 13 #22

No, I imply goal posts and move personal aspersions. Beastly Boy Jan 13 #27

There is very little reporting about the middle east in general endgenocide Jan 12 #8

I agree on the reporting and moniss Jan 12 #10

There is plenty of mostly negative reporting on Israel. Beastly Boy Jan 12 #11

I can't think of any other country endgenocide Jan 12 #14

Of course you can't. That is the whole point. Beastly Boy Jan 12 #16

Syria isn't the largest recipient of foreign endgenocide Jan 12 #17

I rest my case: only the largest reecepient of US aid comes to your mind. Beastly Boy Jan 12 #19

Ukraines aid is temorary, Israel has been the largest recipent of US endgenocide Jan 13 #21

Like I said, and I don't know why you need this repeated to you again, Beastly Boy Jan 13 #23

I don't need anything repeated and I have stopped reading your posts endgenocide Jan 13 #24

Obviously you do. You just dont want to hear it. But it's not what you want to hear, it's what I want to repeat to you. Beastly Boy Jan 13 #25

Thank-you, the one-sided bias of some is so obvious. The fact that many of the "Israel is always wrong" posts, JohnSJ Jan 13 #26

Most sources cite different numbers. Igel Jan 12 #6

It's possible. nt moniss Jan 12 #9

Welp, bottom line is MarineCombatEngineer Jan 12 #2

Hezbolla has resources worth tens of billions of dollars. Beastly Boy Jan 12 #4

And according to the UN, a large segment of Lebanon's medical infrastructure was purposely devastated. C0RI0LANUS Jan 12 #7