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Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block freeway in Seattle for several hours (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Philo@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Can someone please calmly explain how blocking a freeway across an ocean and a country on a different continent, is supposed to have any effect on a political issue in the middle east?

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[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Some pull? The US is funding this war. Israel is getting so much in free money from your taxes it should make you sick to your stomach

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I said some pull because the UK and others would still need to get on board to do a blanket "cease-fire if you want aid" type statement. The US alone would only be a bump for them, but since they already have weapons they have bought from us for years, and aid coming in from other countries it would mean they wouldn't need to pay any attention right away.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 9 months ago

Choking out the sugar daddy money would be a massive swing for their budget that they could not afford. We give them a disgustingly disproportionate amount of aid money.