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Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel (edition.cnn.com)

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The Biden administration is close to approving the sale of as many as 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal expected to be worth more than $18 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The transaction, which would amount to the largest US foreign military sale to Israel since the country went to war with Hamas on October 7, comes as the administration is also expected to notify Congress soon of a large new sale of precision-guided munitions kits to Israel, the people said.

The new sales of some of the US’ most sophisticated weaponry underscore the extent to which the US continues to support Israel militarily, even as Biden administration officials criticize Israel’s operations in Gaza, which have killed more than 32,000 Palestinians since October, according to the Gaza ministry of health.

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[-] Bassman27@lemmy.world 83 points 7 months ago

Those Palestinian jet fighters must be giving Isreal a run for its money

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 26 points 7 months ago

Now shipping with automatic children targeting to make it even easier!

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hamas airforce POV

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

As useless as it might be, now I kinda wanna see one of their paraglider soldiers armed with a stinger

Air kill in a paraglider would be insane

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[-] dlatch@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago

Why does Israel need precision-guided munitions? "Lob in the general direction of Gaza" seems to be precise enough for them

[-] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 32 points 7 months ago

It’s for all of the journalists, aid workers, and their families.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

They probably aren't getting all of this for Gaza. Bet my right hand it's for when shit hits the fan (Taiwan, Russia invading further) and the countries around them decide to fuck them up since US would be busy elsewhere.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It’s okay guys, he’s going to build the ~~wall~~ pier and say Bibi is a meany under his breath in a leaked back room conversation. He literally can’t do anything else, he’s only the president.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

With Biden giving away 1800 bunker buster bombs they just have them piling up and can't Genocide quickly enough! Now they can finally chip away at that supply by throwing fifty 2000 pound bombs at the same time!

[-] Skkorm@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

So Americans of Lemmy: how's it feel knowing you're committing genocide literally right now

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Same as it ever was.

Anybody who knows American history knows this is par for the course.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Terrible. If it were up to this one, those Eagles would be landing in Kyiv instead but we are at the mercy of some evil shitheels and voting doesn’t do much.

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 months ago

The wierdest part is all the other Americans telling me I have to go out and vote for genocide because the other guy might be able to genocide too. Its like my countrymen have one shared braincell and they borrowed it from CNN.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

The other guy will dismantle democracy while doing a genocide. So yeah, short of overthrowing the government, voting for a genocidal fossil is the best we got.

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[-] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 14 points 7 months ago

~~might be able to genocide too~~ will genocide even harder and louder

Fixed that for you. Vote for who you want, but don't pretend that there's any question about Trump's stance on the issue. He's publicly called for the final solution to be applied to Palestinians, and people in his party are telling their supporters that they think Gaza should be nuked like Nagasaki.

If Trump narrowly wins the election and the Palestinians suffer even more, wouldn't you feel the slightest bit guilty for staying home?

[-] MyNamesNotRobert@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Do you want the government to commit genocide or do you want to government to commit genocide but also to some of the American people? Shit sucks either way but I can't vote for someone who might send members of my family to camps.

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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

What do you mean might? Do you have any doubt? Does the fact him saying that he will and wants to do it faster not mean anything to you? I'm okay with you being angry at the general shittiness of the situation, but why lie about Trump's support of Israel's genocide? I don't understand why you're not honest about that. The Republican politicians are literally saying they want to Nuke Gaza, and you're sitting here saying you don't know if it's the same or worse?

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[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Bad. It feels bad.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I'd move to another country, but I'm pretty sure nobody would take me.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Not great.

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[-] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 7 months ago

Since its gonna happen regardless, make Boeing build em.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Boeing kept knowledgeable and skilled people around for their weapons. It’s their commercial production that they cut the legs out from under for more profit.

Slaughtering people? We need the best of the best. Keeping people safe? Cut those goddamn costs.

[-] hark@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Oh hey, it's that guy who was frustrated with bibi and who felt the plight of the Palestinian people supposedly. I wonder if he felt sad while greenlighting this.

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