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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If Israel doesn't need the free weapons that cost us hundreds of billions of dollars, then lets stop wasting the money.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Oh, I agree, we should have cut them loose decades ago, but here's why that won't happen:

    1. The pro Israel lobby is too powerful and has too much money:

    https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?ind=Q05

    https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/industry-detail/Q05/2024

    1. The evangelical vote demands "we" control the holy land so Jeebus can come back.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#:~:text=A%202017%20LifeWay%20poll%20conducted,because%20it%20is%20important%20for

    "A 2017 LifeWay poll conducted in United States found that 80% of evangelical Christians believed that the creation of Israel in 1948 was a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that would bring about Christ's return and more than 50% of Evangelical Christians believed that they support Israel because it is important for fulfilling the prophecy.[112]

    According to the Pew Research survey in 2003, more than 60% of the Evangelical Christians and about 50% of Blacks agreed that the existence of Israel fulfilled biblical prophecy. About 55% of poll respondents said that the Bible was the biggest influence for supporting Israel which is 11 times the people who said church was the biggest influence.[112]"

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