The move is a show that the U.S. does hold power over Israel’s actions — but chooses not to act in crucial ways.
    • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      54·
      20 days ago

      That would be grossly unpopular with the US public, even among progressives. It would quite possibly result in an attempt at impeaching the president.

      Whether we like it or not, our older generations like Israel. They remember the pre-Netanyahu days, when Israel was dismantling its own West Bank settlements, and sometimes earlier when it was being warred on by all its neighbors. In our democratic society their opinions need to be considered.

      Theoretically, yes though, we could. We also bombed ISIS to save the Yazidis.

        • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
          34·
          20 days ago

          They also operate under an old, outdated definition of the word genocide, where it used to mean the attempted killing of all of a certain group, instead of simply erasing their way of life. This is one of the reasons I prefer ethnic cleansing, as the definition of that has not changed in recent history, and it’s equally bad.

          Overall I am hoping Harris hardens her stance on Netanyahu once she is past the election. But yes, you might be right.

            • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
              45·
              19 days ago

              Germany was gassing them all en masse, an industrial level of extermination delivered with unargued intent. Even then, many people were reluctant to believe it at the time, until evidence was uncovered after the camps were captured and investigated. Even with that evidence we still have deniers.

              Israel is operating a step below that. They do allow some food aid in, just not in sufficient quantities to alleviate the starvation. They’re keeping them on the brink, but not finishing it, just toe-ing that line. The killing could be completed quickly if they decided to. This hazier state of affairs reinforces people’s inclinations to disbelieve in atrocities, unfortunately.

                • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  35·
                  19 days ago

                  Yea. The world is full of mental gymnastics unfortunately. Nothing is simple when people’s perceptions are the topic.

                  Global affairs make the problem even worse, since ethics are not fundamental to international affairs. In the eyes of many leaders, population is a statistic, a resource to be utilized just like how much money or oil or how many tanks and jets you have. Democracy tries to remedy this somewhat by making leaders vulnerable to being voted out, but cannot do so completely.