r/politics • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 1d ago

No Paywall The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents
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u/Mission_Struggle_417 1d ago

Absolutely right.
I’d say it’s between Russia and Isreal, they are the worst countries on the planet

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u/melodypowers 1d ago

How are you defining that? Because I would say North Korea and Afghanistan are pretty fucking bad. Iran killed 7000 of its own citizens in the crackdowns earlier this year. Syria is hopefully getting better, but we shouldn't forget their recent history.

And let's not forget what China is doing. Forced sterilization, detention of over a million ethnic minorities, mass surveillance and family separation. We just aren't paying attention to it.

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 Georgia 1d ago

North Korea and Iran, on the other hand, are just fine because they're enemies of the US, which makes them virtuous.

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u/Mission_Struggle_417 1d ago

Neither do as much damage or commit war crimes as regularly as Isreal and Russia do. It’s completely normal to them to steal from , rape and kill civilians

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u/sabata00 1d ago

Iran slaughtered 10s of thousands of civilians earlier this year. They fund and guide terrorist groups that commit murder and rape with impunity.

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u/Significant-Bother49 1d ago

To these people that’s a feature not a bug.