Senate votes against Sanders resolution to force human rights scrutiny over Israel aid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/16/bernie-sanders-senate-test-vote-military-aid-israel

Archived version: https://archive.ph/ntZ94
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20240117072850/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/16/bernie-sanders-senate-test-vote-military-aid-israel

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nulluser@programming.dev · 17 pts · 2y

"How can we keep pretending that war crimes aren't being committed if we get a report telling us that war crimes are being committed? Geeze Bernie!"

Mr_Blott@lemmy.world · -38 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Not really fitting for this community

r_13@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It absolutely is global news. Does the United States care about the human rights record of supported nation states? And if not, why should the rest of us?

Mr_Blott@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 2y
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Sheeple@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y (3 replies)

How isn't this news

Vilian@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y (2 replies)

i guess his conplain is that wasn't "global" news

Lmaydev@programming.dev · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Dunno USA and Israel are pretty far apart

casmael@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 2y

Also both on the globe checkmate