Can Harris win back Biden's Israel-Gaza critics? (abcnews.go.com)

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[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

They can't just stop giving weapons completely as it is literally illegal.

What about the Leahy laws? Isn't it illegal to continue?

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

No, those laws don't count because those in power are either scared to stop or don't want to because they support the genocide.

Functionally, there is no difference between cowardice and enthusiastic complicity. And the enablers of genocide should not get the benefit of the doubt.

[-] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 2 points 3 months ago

Former State Department Office head thinks so, but still says "Unlike Leahy, human rights concerns can be overridden by other factors. So, for example, a foreign partner's need for self-defense."

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks! That's interesting. So because they are technically sales it's under the commercial system, but it sounds like the Biden era policy has rules about this type of thing for those too. And also, aren't these "sales" actually coming from US aid packages anyway?

Really seems like the rules could be applied consistently to justify stopping supporting this:

Well, the State Department has said publicly that the same policy applies to Israel as apply to every other country. In practice, Israel gets special treatment. In practice, arms transfers that, given similar conduct by any other country would not be allowed, are being allowed for Israel. You may recall the Biden administration suspended items that could be used in offensive air-to-ground operations for Saudi Arabia because they were causing civilian casualties. Those civilian casualties are nowhere near the civilian casualties that Israeli air-to-ground operations have caused so far. Yet unconditional transfers of air-to-ground munitions continue.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yup. The law is firm and sacrosanct and immovable when it requires us to support genocide, but less substantial than air when it requires us to withhold support and we don't wanna.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago

Doubtably unless it's about only interceptor missiles.

There's a good reason the Biden administration is running more ridiculous press briefings than the CCP and KGB right now. After 10 months of Genocide they are still "investigating" to find if israel ever committed a war crime.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

After 10 months of Genocide they are still “investigating” to find if israel ever committed a war crime.

I mean, they've allegedly been investigating Trump for almost 4 years now.

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