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[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

12 allegedly worked with Hamas means stop all funding.

25000 children and women dead and alleged genocide rulled at the ICJ, I sleep.

At least now we know who is the fucked up.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Finland isn't funding the IDF, either

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's the opposite of funding, tho.

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't trade just a method to gather funds? Israel gets money, they sell for profit

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Israel is buying weapons, so it's losing funds...

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmm, Finland is buying the David's Sling system. I'm not sure if there's some back and forth trading where we sell some ATVs or something to Israel. Anyway the deals go, that support to Israel is a nasty thing to be involved with

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No different than buying an iPhone from a country that is persecuting Uyghirs.

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Good to avoid that as well

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

If you sell guns to someone who's actively shooting up a school you're not very innocent.

[–] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So fast to react, not so fast with the Israeli war crimes. Thinking we were giving moral lessona to Putin not so far ago.

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All countries have double standards, and as much as the west brags about its devotion to human rights, they regularly prove to be no exception.

[–] teichflamme@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Still miles ahead of the rest

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Miles ahead in civilian casualties?

[–] teichflamme@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Incredibly ignorant and uninformed take lmao

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you think half the world just randomly hates specifically America for absolutely no reason?

[–] teichflamme@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Do you think the US is the entire west?

Do you think non western countries care more about casualties?

Your stupid meme just makes my point more stand out that you have all your knowledge from memes

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most of the west is doing just as much foreign intervention and colonialism as America. Especially Britain and France.

[–] teichflamme@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You listed three countries, dude. Tell me what colonies they currently have?

What about the rest of the world? For example China or Russia? Why exactly do they have less colonies?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

If you want a history of colonisation you can open Google.

You're the one claiming the West is somehow far about those countries you mentioned.

South Africa seems to be leading the world in standing up for human rights without financial benefit right now.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Don't be a dick, Finland. (She says from a country that is providing arms and funding to Israel..🤦‍♀️).

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So this is becoming a list of nations Israel has wrapped around its finger?

Shame that they will stop supporting the UN but not Israel, very telling.

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

They're not stopping support for the UN, they're stopping payments UNRWA

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Germany is the largest contributor. I suspect they will be next.