Israel-Palestine Conflict

[SebastianBlue]

Netanyahu's desperation to stay out of jail will end his country

His response to the growing protests within Israel calling for hostage return negotiations and a new election proved all of us right when we contended from the very start of Israel’s response to the 7th October attacks that he and his far-right cronies would be looking to extend the war as long as possible to avoid any accountability right.

People forget how much pressure he and the far-right coalition were under to resign and hold new elections before Hamas carried out the attacks.

It allowed Netanyahu and co to create a siege mentality, crackdown on public protest in the name of national security, bring about a tentative (tenuous) national unity, and claim that all investigations in to corruption and malfeasance would be postponed until after the war (which they have said hundreds of times has no timetable and may have to be expanded to Lebanon).

I just wish the renewed protests were about more than getting the hostages back and Netanyahu ousted. I wish there was actually a national reckoning of each Israeli’s complicity in the genocide being carried out in Gaza (and, more quietly, the West Bank).

When it comes to Israeli public discourse and reaction to the government’s actions, that is the most disappointing (and disturbing) aspect for me: the unrest is more about looking to be more moderate and humane than the current government, rather that actually being more moderate, humane, introspective, and genuinely compassionate.

The far-right has had such an influence on the perception of the reality in Israel.

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu protests put political divides back on show

Large anti-government protests have brought Israel's deep political splits back to the surface.

www.bbc.co.uk

https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-protestors-demand-he-go-netanyahu-argues-election-would-play-into-hamass-hands/amp/

 

[Postman Pep]

 

[mrcunny]

Hamas is like a cancer if you don't root it all out it will come back,This includes the millionaires sitting pretty overseas..

 

[SebastianBlue]

Hamas is like a cancer if you don't root it all out it will come back,This includes the millionaires sitting pretty overseas..

Israel’s current genocidal actions are not rooting out all of Hamas. If anything, they are creating the next generation of extremist militants.

Whether that will be entirely comprised of Islamist residing outside of Gaza and the West Bank because Israel has killed, disabled, or displaced all of the Palestinians (mostly children) in the next year is up to the rest of the world, it seems.

 

[Blue and true]

Hamas is like a cancer if you don't root it all out it will come back,This includes the millionaires sitting pretty overseas..

You're right, Hamas need uprooting and destroyed. The issue is Israel incinerating surrounding fields of innocents before they get to the evil Hamas tree. Or are you conveniently overlooking the genocidal acts of Netanyahu and the IDF?

 

[Blue and true]

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Manufacturing consent

I’d be surprised if Hamas activists wore hats with Hamas written across the front.

 

[Vic]

Does anyone actually believe what the Israeli government says?

 

[mrcunny]

You're right, Hamas need uprooting and destroyed. The issue is Israel incinerating surrounding fields of innocents before they get to the evil Hamas tree. Or are you conveniently overlooking the genocidal acts of Netanyahu and the IDF?

Im sure both sides arnt that fussed on killing civilians to achieve their goals.

 

[The blue phantom]

Does anyone actually believe what the Israeli government says?

There's a few on here who do, Especially the gun totting guy from Chicago.