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stopdiggin

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1. Find it somewhat amazing that there are a bunch of observers that STILL

Reply to hookaleft (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:16 AM

Jun 18

appear convinced that Israeli foreign policy is run out of Washington ...
Which necessitates the question ... What, exactly would it take .. ?

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Israel unlikely to exit Lebanon without US 'putting the hammer down' [View all] hookaleft Jun 18 OP

Find it somewhat amazing that there are a bunch of observers that STILL stopdiggin Jun 18 #1

Right? At the beginning of the war, the exact opposite was true sboatcar Jun 18 #2

how many consecutive Israeli governments now ... stopdiggin Jun 18 #3

Yet we continue to lavish them with money and support. sboatcar Jun 18 #4

I've never encountered H2O Man Jun 18 #7

Hmmm .... Curious. stopdiggin Jun 18 #8

Do these people H2O Man Jun 18 #9

I don't know what 'those' people think stopdiggin Jun 18 #10

Wait. H2O Man Jun 18 #12

While of course every nickel given to AIPAC - is donated with precisely those goals in mind ... stopdiggin Jun 18 #13

It would be cause H2O Man Jun 18 #14

Israel continues to strike Lebanon - and expand its stopdiggin Jun 19 #15

Of course. H2O Man Jun 19 #16

Palestinian protests have really receded that far into the distance .. ? stopdiggin Jun 19 #17

One would be H2O Man Jun 19 #18

Dunno, my friend. I found those 'Genocide' chants to be rather pointed - specific in nature stopdiggin Jun 19 #19

Yeah. H2O Man Jun 19 #20

I guess that means more videos of drones smashing Merkava tanks and invading forces Prairie Gates Jun 18 #5

TACO speaks loudly and carries a teeny-tiny hammer. tanyev Jun 18 #6

Trump's Dilemma: no_hypocrisy Jun 18 #11