The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip.
Not disagreeing - what’s your basis for the US not believing it and do you have an alternate explanation for the continued financial support of Israel? The only alternate theory I’ve heard is Christianity propping up Zionism to incite the 2nd coming.
Domestic politics. SInce the 1980s refusing support to Israel has been an absolute non-starter due to a mixture of a stronger Israeli right-wing, the rise of evangelical influence in US politics, increased hostility towards Muslims, and improvement in Israeli PR and lobby work in the States.
We’re pretty convinced they give us leverage in oil energy. We’ll do just about anything for literal power.
I don’t think they do, though. And I’m pretty sure the US government knows that.
Ah, domestic politics. What a fun way to ruin international politics.
Not disagreeing - what’s your basis for the US not believing it and do you have an alternate explanation for the continued financial support of Israel? The only alternate theory I’ve heard is Christianity propping up Zionism to incite the 2nd coming.
Domestic politics. SInce the 1980s refusing support to Israel has been an absolute non-starter due to a mixture of a stronger Israeli right-wing, the rise of evangelical influence in US politics, increased hostility towards Muslims, and improvement in Israeli PR and lobby work in the States.