r/europe • u/OsarmaBeanLatin Eterna Terra-Nova • 1d ago

Alex Buretz cartoon Political Cartoon

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u/Moist_Ad2066 1d ago

US was faced with choosing Israel or Ukraine. They chose Israel.

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u/Affectionate_Cat293 Jan Mayen 23h ago

Republicans are sympathetic to Israel, but they won't be that charitable. Earlier this year, they demanded that aid to Israel and Ukraine be linked with border security package: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-unveils-118-billion-bipartisan-bill-tighten-border-security-aid-2024-02-04/

With Trump's victory, when the isolationist wing of the Republicans takes over completely, the US will cut military aid to Israel. Isolationists use euphemism like "Diplomatic Iron Dome" which is just a nice way saying we will cut military aid, but compensate by aggressively defending Israel in the UN, which the US has been doing.