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[Opinion] Jews shut down the New York Stock Exchange to protest Israel. Here’s why (www.theguardian.com)
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As the descendant of a survivor of a genocide, the Holocaust, I refuse to be a bystander to another genocide

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[–] 1984 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The US has been buddies with Israel over 80 years. I would go as far to say it's like America placed in the middle east.

In 1999, the U.S. government signed a commitment to provide Israel with at least US$2.7 billion in military aid annually for ten years; in 2009 it was raised to $3 billion; and in 2019 raised to a minimum of US$3.8 billion

In addition to financial and military aid, the U.S. provides large-scale political support, having used its United Nations Security Council veto power 42 times against resolutions condemning Israel, out of 83 times in which its veto has been used. Between 1991 and 2011, out of the 24 vetoes invoked by the U.S., 15 were used to protect Israel

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_relations