Wait...individuals can donate to a country's army?

MotiBanana 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

No, you can't donate directly to the IDF, but turns out you can just make stuff up as long as it fits one's world views.

	▲	Steve16384 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There's a lot of people making this stuff up on the internet then.
	▲	pbiggar 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes you can donate (why did you add the word "directly"?). It just passes through intermediary organizations, such as the Friends of the IDF. There are even non profits that pay for "lone soldiers" -- international mercenaries -- to take part in the genocide in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of "lone soldiers" took part, I believe something like 20,000 came from the US alone.

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omnimus 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sure! And in return Oracle gets sweet IDF contracts payed by the US gov.

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MotiBanana 2 days ago | parent [-]

So we just blatantly lie now because "Israel=bad"? You can't donate directly to the IDF. US funding isn’t paying Oracle through some back door. If you’ve got a real source, show it—otherwise it’s just nonsense.

	▲	omnimus 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you for asking! I thought I was just making funny comment on political situation. After quick search it turns out its not funny… just predictible. “Larry Ellison donates $16.6 million, says, ‘Since Israel’s founding, we have called on the brave men and women of the IDF to defend our home’” Oh and i know FIDF - Friends of the IDF (nonprofit through which these donations are going) are just that. Just friends.

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TiredOfLife 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There is a huge war in europe (largest since WW2) and both sides rely on donations from individuals

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preisschild 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes. I donated to the Ukrainian army and others can easily too