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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am not sure any american president will ever dare to say no to Netanyahu
Technically, we can easily force them to stop bombing the whole region. Just cut off all aid, including the ammunition that they need to attack their neighbors. Netanyahu and his party would lose the elections; a new Israeli government may be more reasonable.
Currently, there is no incentive for the Netanyahu government to do anything other than what they want to do. Zero consequences; they know we will grumble, make outraged statements, but still provide them with anything they need.
Bluestocking
(873 posts)All the aid is in the form of military equipment. Its to help the US military industrial complex. That is why aid will not stop.
dem4decades
(14,623 posts)EdmondDantes_
(2,254 posts)And Netanyahu looking to avoid the justice system, there's a lot of internal pressure to keep up the attacks. Us cutting off aid won't necessarily change that. I still think we should cut off the military aid but I'm not certain it alone would change Israel's actions.
2naSalit
(104,644 posts)Correction:
"...but still provide them with anything they want or demand."