• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Netanyahu’s address will be presided over by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin in Harris’ absence.

    Harris’ meeting with Netanyahu is separate from his expected meeting with Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden who stepped aside as candidate for the 2024 elections and endorsed Harris, her aide said. Biden is recovering from COVID.

    Politico reported that Netanyahu also requested an in-person meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump but the former president has yet to agree.

    It’s fucking insane how little money it’s taken Israel to buy off our entire government.

    He should be handed over for war crimes the second he sets foot on US soil, but there’s no chance of that happening

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      2 months ago

      The money is important, but it isn’t the most important part of the equation. The value of having a nearly 100% dependable ally in that region trumps almost every other possible concern from a political perspective.

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        Clearly they aren’t dependable since they can’t be bothered to stop killing women and children.

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          Dependable in the sense that they tend to draw fire from the people who would otherwise be attacking us directly. “Enemy of my enemy”.