State department signs off on bombs and missiles sales that the US claims would help Israel ‘defend its borders’

The United States has announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.

The state department has signed off on the sale of $6.75bn in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660m in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

The proposed sale of the bombs “improves Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serves as a deterrent to regional threats”, the DSCA said in a statement.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    5 hours ago

    Your lack of sympathy over the two genocides going on in the U.S. is noted. I guess there’s only room in your heart for one genocide.

    Also, this is fucking hilarious:

    because if they don’t the country will implode and they’ll lose all power. Or the military will physically remove them.

    But I don’t blame you for not knowing why what with you not having lived in the U.S. for 47 years.

    • moonking@lemy.lolEnglish
      1·
      15 minutes ago

      “Why doesn’t anyone care about the German victims of Nazism like they do the Jewish victims”

      You do understand why no one gives as much of a shit about your “genocide” in the US, y’know aside from it not happening in the first place.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 minutes ago

        Yes, I do understand that humans are selfish, sadistic creatures who don’t give a shit about people suffering if they get to feel smug about it.

        I just wish that wasn’t the case.

        Sadly, you are not changing my mind on that.