• MisterD@lemmy.ca
      24·
      1 year ago

      The best way to stop Israel from doing this is to threaten to stop sending money to Israel.

      • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
        9·
        1 year ago

        I don’t know if that’ll make a significant enough dent. Looking at some numbers, the US aid clocks to about 10% of Israel’s military spending.

        • sadreality@kbin.social
          8·
          1 year ago

          Correct Israel doesn’t need money, it needs world to look the other way or support what they are doing now.

      • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
        6·
        1 year ago

        Why do they even send money to Israel?

        Aren’t they a fairly wealthy country? It’s like sending money to Canada.

        • LaLiLuLuCo@lemmy.ca
          2·
          1 year ago

          It’s to test weapons systems in a real world context.

          Like people legit don’t make this connection. The data from the Iron Dome is incredibly valuable. Likely the US is getting data on Bunker busting and tunnel clearing tech.

    • can@sh.itjust.works
      162·
      1 year ago

      But he said he was convinced that “the Israelis are going to do everything in their power to avoid the killing of innocent civilians.”

      Don’t be so sure