[Opinion] Why Are Americans Letting Israel Starve Us to Death in Gaza?
US veto power at the UN is blocking Gaza’s chance for survival.
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Because if I go try to make my government stop the senseless killing they will shoot me in the head.
Reminder: Americans != The U.S.
United-Statesian directly voted for this. US foreign policy is controled by the president or at this point king. It might not have been every United-Statesian, but it is on them. Well over 50% country still support ongoing genocide.
So yes, United-Statesian are not the same as US, but the damage done is theirs to carry for decades to come.
That is a pretty hot take honestly
That's how many people feel outside of the US.
"Ouside the US"
What's that
South Park did it best with the "a little bit country" song, where the government can do whatever because half the people are pro war (country) and half are against it (rock and roll). So whichever seems convenient, they can say on the geopolitical stage they were "against" or "for" it.
Not really. Most Americans are horrible people. Savages, what we used to think animals were like. We thrive off of self interested cruelty, but don't even have the intelligence to be self interested about it.
They are now.
Because aipac tells them to
Why is Germany? Or Australia? Russia or China? Japan? Why are you giving them a free pass?
Because this is not even talking about ongoing genocide. But basic food being blocked by US veto in the UN. See the vote https://www.universal-rights.org/vote-details/?resolution=42174
Israel and United States at the bottom. Since Israel doesn't have as veto power, US did it for them.
The UN has always been a veto exercise, nothing useful happens there so why would you expect it? It's as performative as the US Congress with even fewer results. One side gets to tell their constituents "I voted for a good thing" and the other gets to say they defended their national interests on the global stage.
What would happen if this did pass, Israel just blushes and let's them through? What's to stop them from doing this in an agreement separate to the UN? Is Isreal really going to go to war with dozens of countries to stop some aid going through? Is the US going to sink their ships? No shot.
All of these countries are just as fine with the status quo as the USA. They just get to pretend there's a valid reason for their inaction.
The entire global stage is at fault here, but the buck magically stops at Daddy USA no matter who's in charge.
Those countries can provide aid without going through the UN.
I ask again, why are those countries not?
They can't without declaring war on Israel. There is blockade setup by Israel, bypassing which would require force to enter the Gaza Strip.
They can go through Egypt. They can airdrop supplies. There's options. But they don't.
Why would it be declaring war to aid Gaza? Care to spell it out, what Hamas does with that aid?
Again, they can't the entry point is blocked by Israel.
Again, they can't as Israel controls the air space and given orders to shoot down anyone.
Again, it would require force to break the blockade, which is a military action against another country, which requires declaration of war. Unless you US of course, and then laws are meaningless.
As were said many times by UN who distribute the aid, there are no evidence of Hamas stealing it. So far they weren't proved wrong.
It is possible for multiple parties to be in the wrong
Russia is busy with it's own war & China love playing a double-game. The rest are part of the Western imperialist core
The people of Gaza aren’t the first or only people on earth being forcibly relocated. They chose death that isn’t the US fault.
As were said many times by UN who distribute the aid, there are no evidence of Hamas stealing it. So far they weren't proved wrong.
Maybe you are special and have been hiding the proof all this time?
Wrong. The aid is being pillaged by a local warlord paid for and helped by Israel, it's been all over the news.
Aid isn't making it in as Israel is blocking it. The reason Israel is blocking it is that Hamas is holding Israelis hostages.
Both deliberately starving people and taking hostages are illegal under international law. Israel absolutely in the wrong here especially since the ICJ ordered them to allow aid. Hamas isn't helping anyone but Israel isn't a victim.
Oh yeah I bet if Hamas gave them the hostages they would totally stop their genocide then.
That statement completely misses the point
It isn't ok to take hostages. Genocide is certainly worse but that is not setting the bar high.
Do you think they took hostages in a vacuum? You certainly understand cause and effect right?
Also love how you are comparing genocide to taking hostages (or even October 7th) as if they are in the same league.
I don't really understand the logic here. Why are you defining Hamas?
I'm not comparing taking hostages to genocide. I'm saying taking hostages is wrong.
You said, "...that is not setting the bar high." as if kidnapping and genocide are close on some scale.
The genocide was happening before October 7th. And the genocide is why October 7th happened. I'm not "defending" I'm explaining why what you said doesn't make sense.
Israel was already limiting the amount of goods coming into Palestine before October 7th and I quote "putting them on a diet". Israels plan is to get rid of Palestinians, it always was.
Hamas tried to give the hostages back and Israel stopped that from happening. So I don't think it would make a difference, Israels government doesn't care about the hostages, they have literally killed them.
& that's somehow worse than I don't know, bombing Gaza for fun. There were actual tours