• darko8472@feddit.uk
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      Britain was involved in the creation of Israel, as described in the wiki article.

      Quite why we’re still involved with it to the degree we are I don’t know.

    • cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk
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      6 months ago

      Our leaders just do whatever the US says. The last leader who said no to the US was Harold Wilson, who refused to follow them into the Vietnam war. We need a proper Labour party again.

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      6 months ago

      Kiss trumps ass.

      More to the point, the US as a whole has an obsession with Israel. While all NATO nations have genuine reason not to anger them.

      Not only does the US spend more on its military than everyone else combined.

      But a huge % of what the western nations do spend. Depends on US infer structure and cooperation to work. And as dumb as it sounds. NATO nations are only now realising that is dangerous.

      Citizens in NATO nations may express questions about backing Israel. But the governments know, and disagreement with the US is always a risk. Way way more so now Trump has embedded so much support in the US military ranks.

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      Israel controlls almost all of UK politics. They overthrew Jeremy Corbyn because he was anti-Israel and replaced him with Keir Starmer.

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      6 months ago

      Because, at the end of the day, they support the project of a white, European power dominating the middle east.

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      At the minute they are NATO allies, so we are around for defence.

      The issue going forward is if we join in on the offensive which there isn’t a lot of appetite for in the UK and is as per the AG legally muddy.