israel is blocking us transfer of iron dome missile defense system to ukraine (has to be approved by both countries) because they don’t want to antagonize russia.
one of closest us allies…least aligned with americans on a core national security issue.
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system is jointly developed by us and israel, so israel has every right to block.
but it’s a fully defensive system. feels like a bigger story than germany blocking estonia sending german-made weapons to ukraine.
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Israel has a veto over something US wants to do!? especially with regards to something that is not in the middle east? Wow!
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Israel developed the iron dome so it's their technology. Just the same way other countries can veto selling on their technology.
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I guess technically they have a right to what’s on their soil, but it’s still a huge issue
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That shows how much trust in the US foreign policy
اسرائيل تمنع امريكا من بيع صواريخ نظام القبة الحديدية لأوكرانيا
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That's actually Cardinal Richelieu 300 years earlier
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clear signs we are now living in a multipolar world rather than bipolar, every country has their own strategic calculations.
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is it really a core national security issue? the ukrainian government is a neonazi government that has no respect for democratic values. nor is ukraine of any value or importance -- historical, cultural, or economic -- to the US.
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it’s not criticism, it’s just analysis
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Putin’s kleptocracy has owned Israel for some time. Consecutive US and UK admins have been sleeping at the wheel.
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Troubling. I didn't realize another country had veto power over these decisions.
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It's their tech.
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Maintaining the sovereign integrity of our friends and allies - yeah, I think that qualifies. Unless you're really want to get back to 'Iron Curtain' days.
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Sooooo we give Israel tons of aid money.
Everyone there gets healthcare and they can develope Iron Dome. Maybe they don't need so much aid.
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$3.8 BILLION to Israel in 2019, all but .2% to military.
It’s a one-way relationship:
“If Israel builds here a settlement, we are blocking and torpedoing the possibility of an independent Palestinian state and a two-state agreement.”
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Interestingly, the people of Ukraine and E Europe in general have done more for the US than Israel 
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But most aligned by factor of 1000 on social and moral values of any country in entire Middle East. See lgtbq, etc.
u can admit it Ian. It’s ok. We all know.
Where have you been for the past 40 years?
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US action in Ukraine does it protect Europe more or Israel? If its Europe why is Germany the biggest European country much to loose in conflict in Ukraine not selling arms to Ukraine. Russia is in Syria, Israel border
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if they send iron dome to ukraine, russia will send heavy weaponry to iran. israel has tough choice between US loyalty and avoiding existential threats
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Surely having about one million+ Russian-Jewish citizens in Israel bares no relation whatsoever, isn't?
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Doesn't Russia and Iran have a close relationship? For that reason I don't understand why Israel would have this approach.
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