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If the US stopped supporting Israel then Israel would stop it's genocide. The two are completely connected.
I think that's a simplistic take held by many that ignores the political climate in Israel. Netanyahu explicitly stated they'd continue the invasion of Gaza even if all western powers withdrew their support. Netanyahu is backed into a corner by corruption charges and the only way he stays in power and out of jail is with the backing of right wing extremists in Israel. The right wing extremists have a singular goal of creating a single Israeli state in region.
So even if the west were to withdraw support it wouldn't like change much, maybe instead of conducting the operations with bombs and tanks they'd be using guns and machetes to carry out their genocide like what happened in Rwanda.
The US only has to threaten withdrawing support and Israel backs down. See how limp Netanyahus response to Iran's attack in April was. Biden didn't want an escalation so nothing happened.
Israel is finished without the unconditional support of the US and they know it. The only reason they act with impunity is because of the shield the US provides them with.