The US has handed states the right to shoot unarmed protesters and has given up any moral authority to complain about any such abuses, at the very least, until there is a new POTUS.
Recently, along the border of Gaza, protesters have been killed or injured for approaching the border with Israel. Over this time, not one Israeli soldier has been killed by these protesters. I do think Israel is right to protect its borders, even if that means attacking those approaching its borders, but this use of lethal force is wrong.
And to make matters worse, the ambassador to the UN has stated that Israel has shown restraint in these actions, ignoring the murder of the protesters, and then, when the Palestinian ambassador started to speak, walked out! I am used to double standards existing (see how the west is okay to arm the Saudi backed forces in the Yemeni civil war but Russia is wrong to do the same in Turkey) but this is the worst example in a long time, and is one that will infuriate so many US allies.
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