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LeftInTX

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13. I think we should give them some defense money, such as the iron-dome etc.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 02:25 PM
Yesterday

We all know there are long going security issues in the ME. Any president, Democratic or GOP will realize this. Any president who feels they should support the Palestinians over Israel is gonna quickly end up in a mess.

I don't support giving Israel unlimited defense. They need to protect themselves, but we shouldn't give them any more. We shouldn't support them causing wars.

Christian Zionists in the US are a real problem in the US politics.

Support for Israel, should hinge on national security, not on some religious belief about the end times.

I think Israel is still going to continue to be a hardline state, even if we decrease funding. That's because all the countries in the ME are hardline. The demographics of Israel has significantally changed. Instead of liberal Ashkenazi's, it is now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizrahi_Jews who migrated from other ME countries.

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I support the nationhood of Israel. MineralMan Yesterday #1
Absolutely Stuckinthebush Yesterday #4
Thank you for putting that out there. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #9
Well said. electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #17
Zionism is getting a very bad name. John Farmer 20 hrs ago #20
This is true Stuckinthebush 6 hrs ago #21
I think we should give them some defense money, such as the iron-dome etc. LeftInTX Yesterday #13
It's not Israel Aviation Pro Yesterday #2
It's not just Netanyahu though EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #5
no, it's Israel mike_c Yesterday #7
Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Yesterday #15
It absolutely is. CrimsonBight 20 hrs ago #18
DURec leftstreet Yesterday #3
I support the right of Israel to exist and to live as any other country. AverageOldGuy Yesterday #6
I think this forever drama was predicted in the Bible LeftInTX Yesterday #14
Democrats should support Justice, not ethnic cleansing. LuvLoogie Yesterday #8
Yes 31j20b3 Yesterday #11
This shouldn't be a surprise, at all. 31j20b3 Yesterday #10
I think if anyone other than Netanyahu were leading Israel, we might have a different opinion FakeNoose Yesterday #12
Just as, I imagine, the global support for the United States is at a historic low. As it should be. In both cases. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #16
Just as the world hates us... lame54 20 hrs ago #19
Trump and Netanyahu have destroyed any respect for the nations that they "govern" . Autumn 5 hrs ago #22
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