• Malyca@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    Israel can function independently of course, but not for very long or at this scale. If the USA stopped all aid to Israel, it would ruin their current plans of genociding every Muslim in the world. I know threatening to withdraw aid works because it’s worked countless times, most recently with Biden.

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      3 days ago

      Israel spends $46.5B on defense. The US provides $3.5B in foreign aid. That’s about 7.5% of their defense budget. I’m sure they could manage, especially if they were no longer required to buy expensive US weaponry.

      Sorry but no, the US doesn’t actually control everything in the world. Israel will continue to go one with or without the US.

      I know threatening to withdraw aid works because it’s worked countless times, most recently with Biden.

      Yeah who doesn’t want subsidies to buy fancy weapons? But if you end all aid, you no longer have any influence.