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Re:Netanyahu is out as new Israeli government survives confi... by shrimp_emoji on Sunday June 13, 2021 @03:35PM (#27495569)
It's also the security of the only enclave of gay rights and feminism in one of the most barbarously anti-progressive regions in the world. Whether or not that adds incentive is subjective, but framing it like paying for just "a nation's security" sounds like propping up Luxembourg's independence from France and Germany.

American problems at home are bad though. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Not_as_bad_as

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Re:Netanyahu is out as new Israeli government survives confi... by nostromo on Sunday June 13, 2021 @05:01PM (#27496431)
Israel is not unique in this regard. Lots of US allies live with hostile neighbors and poor human rights records.

Besides, Israel's support for gay rights and feminism is hardly universal. Spend some time in an orthodox neighborhood if you don't believe me.

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Re:Netanyahu is out as new Israeli government survives confi... by skinkestek on Sunday June 13, 2021 @05:09PM (#27496517)
> Besides, Israel's support for gay rights and feminism is hardly universal. Spend some time in an orthodox neighborhood if you don't believe me.

I think you are kicking in open doors here.

But unlike a few kilometers away it won't get you kicked from a rooftop, it will only get you angry looks.

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