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  • The history of US support to Israel is one of dribs and drabs increasing over time, until we’re kind of stuck where we are today. US military aid to Israel is supposed to be for defensive purposes; what the Israeli government does with that aid is their responsibility.

    My earlier comment was my own reflection (again) on the pre-US-2024-election drumbeat about Democrats “supporting genocide” which so suddenly went away right after the election. That was never about stopping or protesting genocide; it was manipulating an election for fascists.

    Would it be a good thing for the US to stop sending that aid, in light of what Israel is doing to Gaza? Absolutely. Is there a snowball’s chance in hell that’s going to happen with the current administration in the US? Nope. That’s not to say that it would be likely with a Democratic administration. There are a whole lot of longstanding and overlapping military aid agreements in place. But it would be possible.