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[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Expanding Military Aid and supporting Israel's military goals does not constitute any genuine 'condemnation' anymore than a fingerwag.

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/04/us-israel-aid-military-funding-chart

On February 28, 1973, during a visit in Washington, D.C., the then Israeli prime minister Golda Meir agreed with the then U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger's peace proposal based on "security versus sovereignty": Israel would accept Egyptian sovereignty over all Sinai, while Egypt would accept Israeli presence in some of Sinai strategic positions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_relations

Massive US aid transfers to Israel begin, 1973

During the months between the war and the signing of the aid bill, Washington sent slightly less than $1bn in military equipment to be "the edge" Israel would need if the fighting were renewed.

The bill drastically reduced military aid to other countries.

"To the Arabs it will be seen as a reaffirmation of the inability of the United States to pursue an even‐handed policy," he said during a debate on the bill.

By comparison, the US has on average provided Palestinians with around $400m in assistance annually since 1993, according to a Congressional report.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/eight-moments-history-US-support-Israel-Trump-deal-of-the-century