• AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Thursday that the United States sees no basis for South Africa’s allegation of genocide against Israel over civilian deaths in Gaza.

    We’re the bad guys… I’m so embarrassed.

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      10 months ago

      What the fuck does Israel have on America, that America bends over so eagerly with greasy asshole for them?!

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        10 months ago

        Israel spent a lot of time and money buying influence in the US government. Netanyahu has been working for literal decades to create this level of support.

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        A strategic geographic placement to expend its influence in both the Middle East and the Mediterranean sea.

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      The US has long been the bad guy and ruined democracies around the world. The empire is finally crumbling.

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      10 months ago

      Meanwhile, the IPC has declared Gaza to be in a state of near famine. With a certainty of it slipping into a famine in the coming weeks if Israel continues to block food aid at the Egyptian border.

      Nope no genocide here. Definitely not a tactic straight out of the evil dictator playbook.