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Israel/Palestine

LymphocyteLover

(7,068 posts) Sun Feb 25, 2024, 10:08 AM Feb 2024

It seems like is the US is selling weapons to Israel, not just giving them for free as military aid [View all]

Yet I keep hearing how the US is actively supplying Israel with weapons, like we're just giving them away without restrictions because (as so many on the left say) that Biden wants to enable Israel's genocide.

My question is-- is there a meaningful difference between selling and giving? (I think there is)
And do we know if there is any restriction on what the US is selling to Israel?

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It seems like is the US is selling weapons to Israel, not just giving them for free as military aid [View all] LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 OP

My answer would be claudette Feb 2024 #1

It is meaningful to those whose argument is that they don't want their taxes to go to foreign aid. Beastly Boy Feb 2024 #2

To me, even selling the weapons is wrong because Netanyahu's IDF uses them on innocent civilians. Lonestarblue Feb 2024 #3

Often the weapons are purchased with U.S. funds Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #4

OK thanks for the info but LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #7

Not up to me to back up your bogus claim Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #9

What??? So to be clear, LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #10

"Many people say" and deflection is all you got? Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #12

Wow. First of all, I'm still not clear why what I said is a smear! LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #13

"Of course you don't respond to the factually wrong claim that Israel is helping the U.S. by buying weapons ..." LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #14

A non-response response Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #15

The problem is that i never made the specific claim that LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #16

Probably not much difference. SarahD Feb 2024 #5

thanks-- but what sources? Public or personal? LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #6

Personal. SarahD Feb 2024 #8

thanks LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #11