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Israel/Palestine

LymphocyteLover

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14. "Of course you don't respond to the factually wrong claim that Israel is helping the U.S. by buying weapons ..."

Reply to Doc Sportello (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 11:33 PM

Feb 2024

"Of course you don't respond to the factually wrong claim that Israel is helping the U.S. by buying weapons - when in fact it is being given these weapons through agreements to use U.S. funding to purchase them. Correct?"

I said "thanks for the info" for your correction. Isn't that a response?

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It seems like is the US is selling weapons to Israel, not just giving them for free as military aid [View all] LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 OP

My answer would be claudette Feb 2024 #1

It is meaningful to those whose argument is that they don't want their taxes to go to foreign aid. Beastly Boy Feb 2024 #2

To me, even selling the weapons is wrong because Netanyahu's IDF uses them on innocent civilians. Lonestarblue Feb 2024 #3

Often the weapons are purchased with U.S. funds Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #4

OK thanks for the info but LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #7

Not up to me to back up your bogus claim Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #9

What??? So to be clear, LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #10

"Many people say" and deflection is all you got? Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #12

Wow. First of all, I'm still not clear why what I said is a smear! LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #13

"Of course you don't respond to the factually wrong claim that Israel is helping the U.S. by buying weapons ..." LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #14

A non-response response Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #15

The problem is that i never made the specific claim that LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #16

Probably not much difference. SarahD Feb 2024 #5

thanks-- but what sources? Public or personal? LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #6

Personal. SarahD Feb 2024 #8

thanks LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #11