The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

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    1 year ago

    Sounds like a shit place to be.

    How big is Israel? Why are Israelis desperate to stay in an area surrounded by “countries who want them dead?”

    Do you think US aid to Israel could be better spent relocating Israelis to rural areas in the US where they can be safe and revitalize the local economies?

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      Israelis aren’t going anywhere, they believe that the land itself is holy and belongs ONLY TO THEM AS THE TRUE GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE.

      This of course is exactly what the Arabs believe, and why there’ll never be peace between the two groups.

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      Should we relocate all Ukrainians? Also pretty much everyone has tried to wipe them out at one time or another. The number of Israelis fleeing genocide in the middle east is actually much more than the number that come from Europe. It’s the ancestral home of the Jewish people. Where do you propose relocating the majority of Israel’s population?

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        The modern state of Israel was planted due to Germany’s quite recent atrocities, so that seems like the best place find land in a fair world.

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        I would be 1000% in favor of dedicating funds to relocate Ukrainians to rural parts of the US.

        How big is Israel’s population? (does startpage search).

        Hmm. Looks like the entire population of Israel is <=10 million. The United States has plenty of space for them! For example, the entire population of Wyoming is <1 million, while the entire population of Greater Houston is >7 million!

        Look, I get it. This is a pipe dream. It will never happen. The entire point of the Zionist movement is that Jews are entitled to live in the land of Israel. It is their birthright. Chosen by god. They won’t concede and they have no reason to.