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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.

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[-] Waveform@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month 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 28 points 1 month ago

Of course...

Everything is terrible as always.

[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

Daily reminder that Israel has become the modern day nazis

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

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

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Fuck no america don't just fuckin don't

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

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

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's the new IOKIYAR. IOKIYAI

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Israel and the US. Sodom and Gomorrah.

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