I wonder what “Irish American Zionist” Joe Biden thinks of this?

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I didn’t realize there were UN peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon. This article has a good overview of the history of that:

UN Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon

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The IDF is filled with religious fanatical nutters and they knows exactly where the Irish command have positioned their troops. Someone decided to take revenge because the Irish are against the entire shit show in Gaza and West Bank.

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This is highly likely. They also shot at and injured Indonesian peacekeepers since Indonesia is also one of other country that is vocal against Israel.

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Mr Martin, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, told the Dáil that “Israel is not listening to its allies in terms of progressing its agenda” and “seems to be [at] all out war”. He said the IDF’s actions were “unacceptable” with “destructive warfare” leading to community, health and education services being “destroyed”. He said Israel’s actions were “a clear breach of international humanitarian law”.

isreal fucking around a WHOLE LOT these days, pretty soon they’re gonna find out.

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They will not find out. You are delusional.

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Not as long as papa US keeps protecting these douchebags

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I think you are mistaking which one in this relationship calls the other “daddy.”

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Let’s hope “Mama U.S.” flips the script immediately upon inauguration. I have heard she does not agree with Biden’s position on this at all, but needs to play along for appearances and for that critical AIPAC money.

That AIPAC money is only critical in election season, which ends soon. I’ll cross my fingers, but I won’t hold my breath.

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AIPAC has been messing in democratic primaires to make sure nobody critical of Israel is left in Congress. Even if electeds aren’t actual Zionist believers, they’ll go along to keep their jobs.

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Unfortunately even if she wins and wanted to restrain Israel, AIPAC money could still be spent against Democrats in the midterms.

Support for Israel is going to have to become much more unpopular with voters before we see real action from politicians.

This article describes how Israel’s favorability has gone down globally but in the US it had only taken a very small hit last year. As the genocide as progressed and the war widened, maybe that favorability has taken more of a hit.

Time Israel’s Favorability

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Same level of delusion as the people who thought Trump would drain the swamp

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Kamala? The one promising to make the US the most lethal armed forces in the world? She’s going to rein in Israel?

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That’s literally cope 101. She has shown on multiple occasions that she doesn’t give a shit about Palestinians. She is as pro genocide as Biden is.

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And no matter which candidate you get, they’ll stay the same.

So what does that mean and what does the American do about it? Because we are fractured lazy and overworked and many of us are got by fake news because an abusive system abused us and then neglected us now we’re all shitheads

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Buy a gun, join a lefty militia, train up, then protest with your guns in large groups. If that method can convince Republicans to vote in favor of gun control to stop black people from having agency, it can work with anything you want to be changed as well.

People always respond to threats of violence, with fear or with retaliation.

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The UN should shoot back.

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Apparently the paperwork to let them shoot is insane.

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That’s fucked up, but I’m glad it’s stiffening the peacekeepers’ resolve. The IDF isn’t gonna stop shooting at UN personnel, and a lot of company size units of jumpy conscripts are gonna have some bad days before this is over. From un.org:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology

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Spain, France, and Italy would piss off the EU. Korea and Poland are going to be a uhhh … learning opportunity for the IDF.

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Germany keeps on sucking Netanyahu’s dick and will always block any concerted action at the EU level.

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I’m not familiar with how the EU actually works, does each country get a veto for things like sanctions? Because Germany might just get outvoted if Israel keeps going down this line.

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Szymon the automatic rifleman has a right to defend himself

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Every soldier has the right to defend themselves and others. Anyways that’s when my artillery support started hitting that one guy behind the rock.

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