▲ 192 ▼ Behind the scenes, Biden has grown angry and anxious about re-election effort (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by HurlingDurling@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) None of that matters if they're committing war crimes. That was the entire point of the Leahy Amendments and later the Leahy Law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lutillian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. That's a question that has been raised by the US department of state that we might see an answer to in our life times of we're lucky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not likely. The Department of State has been shielding them from Leahy for decades. They setup a special committee just for Israel. To shield them from accountability for things like shooting protest medics on purpose; continuing to settle the West Bank in blatant violation of international law; holding thousands of Palestinians without charge; and just so much bombing of civilians. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lutillian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. That's a question that has been raised by the US department of state that we might see an answer to in our life times of we're lucky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not likely. The Department of State has been shielding them from Leahy for decades. They setup a special committee just for Israel. To shield them from accountability for things like shooting protest medics on purpose; continuing to settle the West Bank in blatant violation of international law; holding thousands of Palestinians without charge; and just so much bombing of civilians. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not likely. The Department of State has been shielding them from Leahy for decades. They setup a special committee just for Israel. To shield them from accountability for things like shooting protest medics on purpose; continuing to settle the West Bank in blatant violation of international law; holding thousands of Palestinians without charge; and just so much bombing of civilians. permalink fedilink source parent