this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
90 points (97.9% liked)

World News

39033 readers
1150 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

The United States has announced that Netzah Yehuda, a controversial Israeli battalion notorious among Palestinians for repressive activities in the occupied West Bank, is eligible for US military assistance.

In 2022, soldiers from the unit handcuffed, blindfolded and gagged elderly US citizen Omar Assad and left him to die in a cold car park.

Under federal regulations known as the Leahy Law, the US is required to cut off assistance to military units involved in gross violations of human rights, but critics say that the US has long failed to apply the rule to Israel.

top 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Waveform@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

The administration of President Joe Biden had considered blocking the battalion from receiving US assistance amid reports of involvement in human rights violations, but Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Friday that such abuses had been “effectively remediated”.

So, we effectively dragged our feet until we got assurances that the battalion corrected its behavior? Yet, when it comes to the UNWRA, we're quick to cease funding on a faint glimmer of a rumor.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Of course...

Everything is terrible as always.

[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 months ago

Daily reminder that Israel has become the modern day nazis

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

I bet the threat was APAIC making sure they lose senate and house races, if not the presidential.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Fuck no america don't just fuckin don't

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This isn't the battalion who was videotaped raping someone, is it?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

It's the new IOKIYAR. IOKIYAI

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Israel and the US. Sodom and Gomorrah.