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12. This takes our surreal Mid East foreign policy to a new level . . .

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 06:18 PM

Jan 2015

Not only are we going to blame the victims of Israeli brutality for being victims, we are now also going to punish those victims for merely seeking a judgment against their tormentors!

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US Threatens to Cut Off Aid to Palestinians After Move to Join ICC [View all] Purveyor Jan 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jan 2015 #1

Done Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #11

Ditto ananda Jan 2015 #27

Done. old guy Jan 2015 #28

Thank you! Done! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #30

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #2

Especially contributing to the Republican Party. Fuddnik Jan 2015 #4

Is that the only reason to give aid? ann--- Jan 2015 #8

I agree... KauaiK Jan 2015 #18

What have "Jewish contributions" got to do with Israel's war crimes? another_liberal Jan 2015 #15

Countries should start sanctioning the United States for NOT joining in the ICC. Fuddnik Jan 2015 #3

Countries should hurt us? yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #17

That's one way to destroy the UN. nt hack89 Jan 2015 #25

Wrong place Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #5

Thus proving that, like Israel, the US has no interest in peaceful resolutions Scootaloo Jan 2015 #6

+1 blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #24

+ another Scuba Jan 2015 #56

Oh, yeah ann--- Jan 2015 #7

The eyes of love . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #13

Simple retribution Deny and Shred Jan 2015 #9

Complaining is their MO Helen Borg Jan 2015 #54

Shameful. nt geek tragedy Jan 2015 #10

This takes our surreal Mid East foreign policy to a new level . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #12

no, US policy is to supply our frenemies with deadly arms so the MIC can prosper wordpix Jan 2015 #87

That sounds about right . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #95

Eventually, US sponsored violence in this country and elsewhere in world whereisjustice Jan 2015 #14

whatta shocker stupidicus Jan 2015 #16

Well, the US simply wants the Palestinians to go back to the negotiating table: R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #19

There is no negotiating table.... Helen Borg Jan 2015 #55

You forgot to mention all of the rockets they fire blindly into Palestinian areas (sarcasm) n/t Big_Mike Jan 2015 #80

Oh Woe Is You!!!! PCIntern Jan 2015 #20

I think you are mistaken. I welcome the opportunity to shine some light on the Purveyor Jan 2015 #35

And�as Mosby pointed out below, PCIntern Jan 2015 #67

did you notice what Palestine News Network did? Mosby Jan 2015 #65

Looking at a few other news stories regarding Israel, they don't seem to usually do that. Ash_F Jan 2015 #103

We were giving them aid? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #21

We give them a lot of money every year. nt hack89 Jan 2015 #26

The U.S. gives $400 million a year in direct aid. former9thward Jan 2015 #29

Now watch Putin make up the slack for the propaganda. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #32

So what? The Palestinains dont like us anyway. They celebrate attacks on us. 7962 Jan 2015 #39

Putin is unknowingly accelerating the demise of his type.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #40

True, hope youre right nt 7962 Jan 2015 #41

Why is a population that the US clearly doesn't like supposed to like the US? Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #44

Sending them $400 million+ a year in aid doesn't do that? nt WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #47

That's a piddly amount with all sorts of strings attached.. Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #48

Do you know that most of the US aid to Israel branford Jan 2015 #50

Yeah, and don't forget how those US made arms are used to kill lots of Palestinians... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #52

at least we can be glad that Israel puts those arms to good use! ellenrr Jan 2015 #57

Israel doesn't begin any military operation cosmicone Jan 2015 #60

The same right that Russia has to defend itself from Ukraine, sure. Scootaloo Jan 2015 #68

Israel uses it's military to enforce illegal colonization. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #70

How did the so called colonization begin? cosmicone Jan 2015 #71

IleagalIllegal colonization is still illegal colonization. -- right? RIGHT? R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #72

Territory won in a war of self-defense is not illegal. cosmicone Jan 2015 #73

+ 1,000,000 Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #74

Somehow the scent of high school is coming off both your posts. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #76

What I smell coming from your posts cosmicone Jan 2015 #77

With each and every post you embarrass yourself further. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #78

Hardly. You have no cogent responses - only sophomerish comments cosmicone Jan 2015 #81

I'd love to see that smug colonial assurance wiped off your face once Israel is taken to the ICC. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #96

Ain't gonna happen ... cosmicone Jan 2015 #97

Reality is gonna suck for the gangsta settler crowd. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #98

Well, we've heard from the theft/colonization part of I/P. Anybody else? R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #75

You're embarassing yourself with posts like this. The Stranger Jan 2015 #86

Oh really? cosmicone Jan 2015 #90

how about arms sales in the billion$ to Turkey and Qatar? The MIC is alive and well wordpix Jan 2015 #83

Ridiculous SpankMe Jan 2015 #22

We must stop democracy in it's tracks! Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #23

John Kerry, really? TRoN33 Jan 2015 #31

It's not Kerry's choice karynnj Jan 2015 #33

WTF is wrong with this country? 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #34

" We are one sick fucking country." Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #51

False choice 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #69

Yeah...let's give the Palestinians more money. Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #36

Wow, 36 posts before ONE who points out the obvious! 7962 Jan 2015 #38

Haven't you been paying attention to the US Congress and the State Department? Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #43

I'm referring to DU, where Israel is to blame for everything to so many 7962 Jan 2015 #58

+100000 The ME propaganda machine looks like a Nazi takeover wordpix Jan 2015 #89

Hamas leaders are worth billion$ each wordpix Jan 2015 #85

International aid goes to the PA, not Hamas Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #91

not true, it goes to Gaza & W. Bank both wordpix Jan 2015 #92

It wouldn't go to Hamas. It'd go to NGO's Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #93

True on its face, but Hamas wont let NGOs work or travel without letting them in on it 7962 Jan 2015 #100

Since when have the PA been 'jihadi crazies'? I don't believe Comrade Grumpy said that... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #42

Thank you for totally agreeing with my post. Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #45

Correction. I strongly disagree with what you said... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #46

I like Comrade Grumpy too cosmicone Jan 2015 #79

' I have seen you being sympathetic to Al Q'aeda, ISIS and Hamas. ' Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #82

Calling other people na�ve doesn't further debate. cosmicone Jan 2015 #84

I said yr knowledge of the conflict was a bit limited, which it is... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #88

PA has neither real authority nor control over Hamas cosmicone Jan 2015 #94

No shit? Of course the PA has no control over Hamas... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #99

Sophistry in its purest form cosmicone Jan 2015 #101

I'd strongly suggest you start reading posts yr replying to as yr response has zero to do with it... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #102

Sophistry again cosmicone Jan 2015 #104

Exactly how is being balanced about the conflict sophistry? Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #105

+1 NobodyHere Jan 2015 #49

I totally agree with you. cosmicone Jan 2015 #59

The really sad thing... Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #61

Upsurge in Palestinian 'honour killings' Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #63

I am perplexed by support on DU for a politically disorganized people cosmicone Jan 2015 #64

+1000 bro Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #66

submit the information. Sunlei Jan 2015 #37

Obedient Little Satrapy 1step Jan 2015 #53

Did somebody say, "don't bite the hand that feeds you"? Johnny Rash Jan 2015 #62