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Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block freeway in Seattle for several hours (apnews.com)
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Can someone please calmly explain how blocking a freeway across an ocean and a country on a different continent, is supposed to have any effect on a political issue in the middle east?

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[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 2 years ago

Choking out the sugar daddy money would be a massive swing for their budget that they could not afford. We give them a disgustingly disproportionate amount of aid money.