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@ISIDEWITH submitted…12hrs12H
We know very little about how American weapons are used once they reach the Israeli military. Are they used in Gaza, and how? Are they flowing to the West Bank? Is there a possibility that they reach battalions that the United States is considering sanctioning because of alleged human rights violations?When the Biden administration ships arms to Ukraine, it pulls out the megaphones. It announces its shipments and hails its own efforts “to support the brave Ukrainian people as they defend their country,” as Secretary of State Antony Blinken put it last month. The White House emphasizes transparency about aid provided to Ukraine, saying it wants to be clear how “that money has been spent.”It’s a different story when the destination is Israel. A few details leak in the American or Israeli press, but overall, when sending arms to the Israel Defense Forces, the Biden administration seems to prefer the sound of silence.Transparency about arms transfers takes on special significance now that President Biden has signed a landmark $95 billion foreign aid package, approved after long delays in the House of Representatives. That package will pay for billions of dollars of arms flowing to Ukraine, Israel and other nations. As soon as the bill became law, the administration issued new announcements about weapons shipments to Ukraine, but not about transfers to Israel.“I think the administration makes sure that the word gets out to the pro-Israel community that these things have been transferred but doesn’t want to inflame the not pro-Israel community,” said Daniel C. Kurtzer, a former American ambassador to Israel and Egypt. “The word gets out anyway, but it’s not a headline.”Transparency is the lifeblood of democracies. For the same reason that the White House takes care to explain how taxpayer dollars are spent on military support for Ukraine, the administration owes it to Americans to be forthcoming about weapons flown to Israel, even if it finds disclosure to be politically uncomfortable.
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Ukraine is a country fighting for its freedom and its democracy against an invader, while Israel is a country bent on us…
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if memory serves me well, Israel has ordered Gaza civilians to evacuate to all points of the compass since the start. Th…
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What would be the point of the ICC if War Criminals can just ask to avoid arrest warrants.
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Reality always wins. No matter what Leftists wish. "This time it will be different!"
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So the story is: 1) There are lot of requirements to get on ballots, 2) it's expensive to meet the requirements, and 3)…
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Two months ago, Western Client Media went into meltdown suggesting Vladimir Putin had "Murdered" Alexey Navalny. Now, t…
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It doesn't necessarily mean they’re pro-Biden. Boomers have seen many more presidents come and go, but never have they w…
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Columbia is doing the right thing. The encampment business has gone on long enough.
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H2 will not last long in the balloon. To compensate loss in buoyance over time the bottle might indeed be filled with vo…
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OH! I've se3n this before. They wrote books about it. The Thought Police alive and well. And a gay Black man will introd…
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DeSantis was and is hardcore conservative with no concern for the rights of Women, minorities, the LGBT communities, imm…
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As a non smoker I have to say, can we please stop the war on drugs already. This isn’t progress. It’s regression. Figh…
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The new Bolsheviks are well experienced in anti Constitutional, and corruption techniques! If Trump should win, he needs…
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US government officials privately conclude in leaked paper that Israel is violating American law by blocking aid in Gaza
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The numbers that Ukraine reports are likely much more accurate. 450k is just KIA It's hard to explain the behavior of ei…
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It is absolutely hilarious that they have now come to the conclusion that Jews are behind the campaign against Israel
