The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last mont…

  • JoBo@feddit.uk
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    11 months ago

    They cannot make all the military equipment they require to continue the occupation. It’s a country of ~8 million people. With the fourth or fifth largest military in the world.

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      11 months ago

      Ranked 30th in the world by active military personnel. Ranked 13th in the world by reservists. Wikipedia

      Most of the military aid goes towards purchasing Iron Dome interceptors at the moment - it’s a uniquely bad idea to stop those from being delivered. The rest is containers full of random plastic crap like lunch trays - US foreign aid to Israel is actually a jobs program for states like Ohio in a way that minimizes the macroeconomic impact on the US.