Rep. Ritchie Torres
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Conditioning aid to Israel is a slippery slope toward abolishing aid altogether—which has long been the objective of Israel’s leading detractors in DC.
09:40 PM - Nov 18, 2023
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Rep. Ritchie Torres
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America’s singular ally in the Middle East has suffered the single deadliest invasion in its history at the hands of Hamas, a genocidal terror threat to the Jewish State.

Now is the time for Congress to strengthen the US-Israel relationship, rather than weaken it.
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Rep. Ritchie Torres
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas would love nothing more than to see an erosion of the US-Israel relationship.

We play into their hands not only at Israel’s peril but also our own.
09:40 PM - Nov 18, 2023
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Pete Johnston
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In response to Rep. Ritchie Torres.
The IDF and Netanyahu use the U.S by playing this every time they want mass extinction of Palestinians. Neither side is right when so many people are being killed. And quit pretending a religion gives any right to kill.
06:13 AM - Nov 20, 2023
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Anton Brakhage
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In response to Rep. Ritchie Torres.
1/2 Yeah, there's slippery slopes. And there's also slippery slope fallacies.

No, it does not follow that anything other than an unconditional blank check to the Israeli government leads to cutting off all aid. That's an absurd false dichotomy.
05:56 AM - Nov 20, 2023
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Anton Brakhage
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2/2 But let's play this hypothetical out.

Suppose Netanyahu nuked Gaza. Would you still say Israel should get unconditional military aid? Now, I don't think Netanyahu will do that. But by this absolutist position-no conditions on aid, ever-would you still support military aid in that scenario?
05:59 AM - Nov 20, 2023
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Steven Germano
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In response to Rep. Ritchie Torres.
One condition I’d like to see is for Netanyahu to resign after this emergency is over. He is a hindrance to peace with the Palestinians.
09:48 PM - Nov 18, 2023 (Edited)
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In response to Rep. Ritchie Torres.
It’s crazy
09:44 PM - Nov 18, 2023
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