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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. stands squarely by Israel and will ensure it “has what it needs to defend itself” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Palestinian militants that launched a surprise attack on his country.
Austin said in a statement he was “closely monitoring developments in Israel” and extended his condolences to families of the victims who lost their lives in the Saturday attack.
“Our commitment to Israel’s right to defend itself remains unwavering,” Austin said. “Over the coming days the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.”
The U.S. is one of Israel’s staunchest allies and has provided around $3.8 billion a year to the country.
Netanyahu declared war on Saturday against Palestinian militant groups after Hamas launched a surprise, multi-frontal attack inside Israel.
Militants launched more than 2,000 missiles and stormed Israel from multiple directions after infiltrating the border.
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Why are the displaced and oppressed minority always described as militants? Fuck Israel.
Hamas is technically a militant group.
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Surprised? Yes. The only person who benefits from this is Netanyahu. Hamas has to know that. They also know that a) there is no way in hell they can defeat Israel militarily and b) acts like this push public opinion even more against a Palestinian homeland. So what was the rationale? I’m mystified.
You have a point, I don’t really know what Hamas’ plan is, or if there is one. What I’m thinking is that they, and the people of Palestine, are being brought to the point of having nothing left to lose, and so being desperate, the commit acts of desperation. I’m not sure if it’s “right” or “good”, but it’s not surprising to me.
Aint Bibi a criminal? You’re gonna finance the war hes gonna use to dissolve more of the protections that should have kept him out of office?
Unfortunately, skilled politicians never let a good crisis go to waste.
I wonder how the American people would respond to this if it were put to a vote.
Something tells me we wouldn’t get 50% of the nation to agree to funding Israel.
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I’m not saying support Palestine.
I’m saying remove funding for Israel, one of the wealthiest nations in the world.
If they need more money, they can take it from their ruling class instead of our taxpayers.
Adding an american voice against funding Israel any longer
wow…I get the feeling that this this community is quite against Israel.
I’ll speak for myself but I’m not against the Israeli people other than the settlers. Israel keeps grabbing up Palestinian land and moving settlers in. It’s already an apartheid state situation. What Hamas did today was terrible, and Israel did what it always does- blow up civilians. Hamas and the increasingly dictatorial government of Israel are both shitty, but Israel provoked this shit by backing desperate people into a corner.
Personally I’m not against Israel specifically, just any Etho/religious state, any state commiting war crimes, any state commiting genocide and any colonialist power.
Zionists can go pound sand.
I’m against spending money on pointless and futile efforts
God dammit pentagon, shut the fuck up
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. stands squarely by Israel and will ensure it “has what it needs to defend itself” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Palestinian militants that launched a surprise attack on his country.
Austin said in a statement he was “closely monitoring developments in Israel” and extended his condolences to families of the victims who lost their lives in the Saturday attack.
“Over the coming days the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.”
Netanyahu declared war on Saturday against Palestinian militant groups after Hamas launched a surprise, multi-frontal attack inside Israel.
The U.S. has condemned the recent violence and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has discussed the situation with his counterpart.
The latest clashes come after decades of violence between Palestine and Israel, which has only picked up in recent months following more controversial policies under Netanyahu’s far-right government against Palestinian communities.
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