Lip service, really.
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yucandu@lemmy.world 1 day agothe west supports the genocide
You mean America. The rest of us are against this and have made policy moves against Israel.
KIKILOVE@piefed.social 1 day ago
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No, policy moves. Sanctions. Freezing bank accounts. Banning arms sales. Don’t buy into the anti-West propaganda.
KIKILOVE@piefed.social 1 day ago
Seriously dude, you think people are stupid? The last two years didn't exist?
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean I’ve just learned from another poster that “their contributions represent less than 0.1% of Israel’s total arms imports” in the first place, so it’s not like there was much power or influence we had over Israel.
They’re backed by the most powerful nation on earth. That’s all they need, they don’t need the rest of the West.
KIKILOVE@piefed.social 1 day ago
The only source I found about "Freezing bank account" is The Conversation (case in point about the lip service lmao)
https://theconversation.com/eu-sanctions-against-israel-heres-whats-on-the-table-260982
An arms embargo against Israel also appears unlikely, largely because Germany and Italy are, along with the US, Israel’s main suppliers of arms. Some European countries, including France, Spain and the UK, have either stopped the supply of weapons or suspended export licenses, but their contributions represent less than 0.1% of Israel’s total arms imports.
If saying european governements are complicit with a genocide is AnTiWesT ProPagAnDa, then yes. Fuck the west.
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 day ago
their contributions represent less than 0.1% of Israel’s total arms imports.
You quoted it, you posted it, I assume you read it?
hector@lemmy.today 13 hours ago
Oh? Remind me again how many countries have even an arms embargo against Israel? Or they have any sort of penalties against them outside of completely symbolic actions done well past the time they should have been? How many of those countries is it a crime to criticize Israel in? The UK and Germany at a minimum.
yucandu@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Germany and the UK are the latest two that have issued arms embargos against Israel, however considering less than 0.1% of Israel’s arms come from outside America, they have little power or influence there.
How many of those countries is it a crime to criticize Israel in? The UK and Germany at a minimum.
Zero. It is not a crime to criticize Israel in either the UK or Germany. The BBC just published an article accusing them of genocide. You are spreading misinformation.
Who benefits from this misinformation?
hector@lemmy.today 11 hours ago
It is in effect against the law to criticize Israel in Germany and now the uk. It is against the law to protest in the UK in effect.
yucandu@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Neither of these things are true. You are spreading misinformation.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 12 hours ago
The US deserves the vast majority of the blame here along with Israel of course. The truth is, for many in Germany including those at the highest levels of power are if anything jealous to be missing out on the colonialism and genocide.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his characterization of Israel’s airstrikes on Iran as “dirty work,” saying his remarks received widespread support despite some criticism.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with state premiers in Berlin, Merz stood firmly behind his earlier comments that Israel was doing necessary “dirty work” for Western nations through its military actions against Iran’s nuclear program.
yucandu@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
The truth is though, for many in Germany and the UK including those at the highest levels of power they are if anything jealous to be missing out on the colonialism and genocide.
Sounds like you’re jealous of Europe being the best place on earth for worker’s rights.
KIKILOVE@piefed.social 1 day ago
The responsibility of america is undeniable ofc they're the main offender. But Germany still use israeli tech.
https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-secretly-bought-nso-pegasus-spyware/a-59113197
I think it's at least part of the reason why they're so stubbornly supporting israel, at least as much as the official wahwah about the genocide they did 80 years ago.
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Germany still use israeli tech.
That article is from 2021. This is a few weeks ago:
KIKILOVE@piefed.social 1 day ago
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[deleted]yucandu@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean countries, their national governments. America is the only country that officially supports Israel. Every other country in the West has publicly criticized them, sanctioned them, banned arms sales to them. Including Germany and UK.
choochooMF@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Then why are those countries also arresting pro-Palestinian protesters?
yucandu@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
They aren’t. Name one country where you think it is illegal to protest in support of Palestine, and I will debunk the misinformation for you.
kreskin@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
France, Britain, Germany. All as bad as the US.