Well so long as Hamas is getting rockets, Israel needs them too. When you figure out how to stop rockets getting to Hamas, then we can talk about disarming Israel.
Israel is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. They are not at any serious risk of genocide and they don't need our money to keep killing Palestinians. It's the Palestinians who need help preventing genocide, not fucking Israel.
Of course Israel has a right to defend its people. Of course, it failed to do that on October 7. Still, i can't argue that most people consider this kind of revenge to be also a component of self defense. Certainly that was true, for example, with the US's war in Afghanistan.
However, speaking of genocide, Hamas (hell, all of Palestine) is not in a position to seriously threaten the Israeli people as a whole nor the Israeli Jews specifically.
Nor does this mean the US in particular is required to unconditionally provide an unlimited number of weapons to Israel.
Still, i can’t argue that most people consider this kind of revenge to be also a component of self defense.
Why did the bell ring immediately after Hamas started losing? You don't get to perform an offensive, have less success than expected and then simply call off the war.
However, speaking of genocide, Hamas (hell, all of Palestine) is not in a position to seriously threaten the Israeli people as a whole nor the Israeli Jews specifically.
The Arab states have been trying to do this literally since the creation of Israel. The only reason it hasn't occurred yet is because they lost all the wars they started.
is required to unconditionally provide an unlimited number of weapons to Israel.
Those weapons are the only reason Hamas is not in a position to seriously threaten the Israeli people. Without them Israel would be vastly less able to defend its civilians.
You take away arms assistance to Israel without dealing with Hamas, and you will end up with many, many dead Israelis.
You're obviously being facetious, in response to my facetious comment so I'm not really sure what your angle is, but how do you actually propose to stop the killing on both sides?
I don’t. I’m just making a joke. There’s nothing we can do. They don’t want to stop. Meanwhile a bunch of innocent people are dying. What do we do? Go in as a global collaborative and say “stop?” I mean, no governments are going to do that. It also sets an ugly precedent. Who decides what’s worth fighting for? The good guys or the bad guys? Everyone seems bad to me. I’m curious what the average Israeli civilian thinks of all this. They can’t agree, can they?