Why start now?
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/30/1241231447/rachel-corrie-gaza-palestinians-aid-israel-hamas-war
Israel killed her 21 years ago.
All part of Israeli policy of bulldozing the homes of people who dare resist them.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_demolition_of_Palestinian_property
The obvious answer to the headline is no.
The obvious answer is yes, the US will continue to send more and more weapons and bombs to Israel forever. I wish it would end. But it won’t.
So the response to this will be MORE KILLING MACHINES
Continuing like before is by definition a LACK of response, though.
Might as well say that you’re responding to the decline of Polish snail husbandry by still not knowing much about Polish snail husbandry.
Didn’t Biden promise to retaliate for any American killed overseas? Except if Israel does it.
They already “responded” in exactly the way you’d expect:
The White House said it was “deeply disturbed” by the killing of a U.S. citizen and called on Israel to investigate what happened.
The leadership of both parties treat the fascist apartheid regime exactly like they treat American fascists in uniform (cops, in case there was any doubt) murdering people.
People’s lives are nothing compared to the profits made in wars. Israel is a a huge military partner, both provider and buyer.
So, no. They’re never going to respond in any real way.
I think the US should consider changing the slogan on their dollar to “Profits over People”
But write it on latin so it sounds cool.
I dunno, considering we didn’t do anything to Saudi Arabia after they killed 3000 of us in our own country I’ll guess not. (edit: fix word order)
No, not until people stop clinging to religion as a weapon and a shield.
Here is the question that I’ll pose for debate:
Is a US citizen protected by the US armed forces if they chose to enter an active warzone as a non-combatant without the consent of the US government?
Please explain your answer.
West Bank isn’t an active war zone
The USA allows you to visit anywhere you want, and they maintain a travel advisory list for every country. Both Israel and the West Bank are listed as “High Security Risk”, not “Do Not Travel”. You can still visit “Do Not Travel” places at mostly your own risk.
The reason given for the advisory is “terrorism and civil unrest”. Nowhere in their explanation does it say you will be actively shot at by the acting “defense” force or police.
Hell considering the circumstances, it’s probably better to avoid run ins with the IDF, which is the opposite of what the advisory says to do lol.
Is a US citizen protected by the US armed forces if they chose to enter an active warzone as a non-combatant without the consent of the US government?
Doesn’t fucking matter. The US doesn’t look at national government forces killing American civilians neutrally in any circumstance - except, it seems, in the case of Israel. This isn’t some paramilitary or rebel group that killed an American civilian. This is literally the security forces of an ‘ally’.
