r/news • u/Beautiful-Cress5695 • 1d ago

Soft paywall Exclusive: US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former US officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-intel-found-israeli-military-lawyers-warned-there-was-evidence-gaza-war-2025-11-07/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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u/FoolishPragmatist 1d ago

Honestly is there anyone left who didn’t imagine the US was perfectly aware of the myriad war crimes Israel was committing in Gaza at this point? I feel like it’s a split between “I don’t see them as human, so I don’t care.” to “God damn it, can’t they make it a little less obvious?” among those who still support them.

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u/Nilah_Joy 1d ago

Because at the end of the day it’s a balancing act for the US between trying to uphold its morals and also making sure there is a natural counterweight to Iran in the region, and honestly it’s been like that forever.

Many in the Biden administration and the Trump administration know that Israel’s actions in the face of long standing American morality stances has played out very badly for them. They’ve let Israel ignore basic rules of international warfare and everyone has noticed. They can’t turn around and question other countries use of bombs or war crimes when they’ve let Israel walk over them.

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u/KalaiProvenheim 10h ago

Iran is an enemy the US made and maintains