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Progressives Urge U.S. Arms Embargo After Israel Bombs Qatar (theintercept.com)

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Israel’s bombing of the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday marked the sixth country the powerful U.S. ally attacked so far this year.

U.S. and Israeli officials told CNN and other outlets on Tuesday that Israel — which the U.S. arms to the tune of billions of dollars each year — gave President Donald Trump’s administration advance warning before carrying out the strike. The attack drew ire from progressive members of Congress, who told The Intercept that the U.S. must stop arming Israel as it accelerates attacks around the globe.

“In the past two years, Israel has bombed nation after nation with no repurcussions—all while conducting a genocide and manufacturing a famine in Gaza using U.S. taxpayer dollars,” said Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn. “There must be accountability for Israel’s unchecked power and destabilization of the region. The United States must implement an arms embargo immediately.”

Israel has carried out tens of thousands of attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Yemen, and now Qatar since the October 7 Hamas attacks, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. In the last three days, Israel bombed three residential buildings in Gaza City and dropped leaflets ordering residents to evacuate.

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think I’d be glad to see Smotrich and some others go too. However

Ok, so your “I won’t be happy until they all die!” bloodlust does indeed only extend to Palestinians, because you're a hypocritical zionist fuck.

pro two-state solution

Hamas's position is literally pro-two state, but you're still eager for their slaughter. Meanwhile all but a few outliers in the Isreali government are actively and belligerently opposed to the two state solution, but you're still willing to lie that they are to defend them. Once again, It's fucking obvious that your a committed Zionist trying to pretend to be a moderate.

I think Palestinian armed resistance is legitimate

Then you wouldn't hold such a blatantly hypocritical double standard towards it.

Just as the Israeli government is not a monolith, I don’t assume Hamas is one either

Except when you're saying you "can't be happy until they're all dead!".

But current leaders like Izz al-Din al-Haddad certainly are malicious and culpable, just as leaders in Likud and the IDF are.

And yet you're only calling for the wholesale slaughter of the former, while making excuses for the latter.

I will not be berated

Fuck off, it is extremely obvious that you are being insincere and trying to tack to the most pro-zionist position you can get away with here.

Oh, and once again, you dodged the question: Would you be as jubilent if Hamas or FSB was able to massacre the EU parliament? Or are you a raging hypocrite?