The U.S. plans to approve an arms package for Israel, including artillery shells, precision bombs, and GPS systems, though production and delivery could take years; Meanwhile, heavy bombs and bulldozer shipments face delays due to concerns over impact on civilians in Gaza

  • @Maggoty
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    24 days ago

    What uhhh, what do you think “aid” is? We give them X money and they buy Y American made weapons with it.

    • @[email protected]
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      03 days ago

      When was aid like that provided to Israel? I cannot recall that happening. They’re buying weapons with their own money. Doesn’t make it ok to sell weapons to someone committing genocide, but it is not free aid either.

      • @Maggoty
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        23 days ago

        Since forever.

        They are not buying with their own money. Whoever told you that is lying to you.

        • @[email protected]
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          23 days ago

          That is certainly not true. From the article itself: “which Israel had purchased from Boeing with Israeli funds”. So they do buy with their own money. But far less then I assumed.

          What I missed was that the US provides aid, with the caveat that Israel has to spend it on US weapons. So they are buying from the US, but with US money.