That's horrible. The images I'm seeing from Gaza are breaking my heart all over again. I think Hamas pushed Israel over the edge this time, they've embraced the tactics Putin and Assad used in Syria. How do you defeat men willing to die? You attack their families, civilian infrastructure. If those men are home at the time, all the better.
I just don't see how diplomacy can resolve this seeing how far both sides have taken it, and it's only just started. This could have steam in it for years, and it just gets worse by the hour.
As a serious answer, probably to perpetuate the conflict. As old hatreds go cold, new generations are liable to make change happen for the betterment of everyone, including those they are 'supposed' to hate. Gotta keep feeding the machine, so create a crisis that evokes a predictable response.I really don't see what their end game is by this, as they know they cannot "win" against Israel.
Israel hasn't done anything yet that it hasn't done in the past
Aw jeez, you had to go and remind me!US evangelicals, also pray for this day to happen. They need terrorism in the land of Apocolypse, so their Jesus can return. They literally believe this to be true, and now are mostly thinking their end times are finally here.
Just watch as the fanatics over here push to up the bloodshed and try to burn the world down.
Your timeline starts a bit late. Since the last election which Netanyahu only won by bringing in the most extreme right wingers into his ruling coalition, had ratcheted up the states oppression of the Pals which may have been the straw that broke the camels back for Hamas.So let me get this straight,
Hamas fires thousands of rockets in to Israel destroying buildings and killing civilians . Hamas then invade Israel, killing innocent Civilians in their houses, in the cars, in the streets, in Music festival and then takes hostages.
In response Israel declares war on Hamas, tells Palestinian civilians to evacuate Gaza in order to attack Hamas fighters and infrastructure. Palestinians just remain at homes, Israel bombs the targets and oups there are still civilians inside and killed.
Now people say Israel does the same things as Hamas , killing civilians.
wtf
Whatever goes down the United States will be lock-step with Israel. We are supplying equipment, resources and munitions. Plus there's that strike group heading that way to provide assistance.
How do we feel about that as a collective whole?
I'm not well versed in the recent history of the Middle East. Are you saying Israel has not killed civilians let's say in the last 20 years?So let me get this straight,
Hamas fires thousands of rockets in to Israel destroying buildings and killing civilians . Hamas then invade Israel, killing innocent Civilians in their houses, in the cars, in the streets, in Music festival and then takes hostages.
In response Israel declares war on Hamas, tells Palestinian civilians to evacuate Gaza in order to attack Hamas fighters and infrastructure. Palestinians just remain at homes, Israel bombs the targets and oups there are still civilians inside and killed.
Now people say Israel does the same things as Hamas , killing civilians.
wtf
nope thats not what im saying.I'm not well versed in the recent history of the Middle East. Are you saying Israel has not killed civilians let's say in the last 20 years?
If this holds my theory of Bibi let it happen becomes more of a possibility.
It will come down to the specifics of the Intel given. I doubt Israel will want to share those details. We will have to see if Egypt does (they won’t want to expose their source though).If this holds my theory of Bibi let it happen becomes more of a possibility.
But you said the following...nope thats not what im saying.
But you said the following...
"Now people say Israel does the same things as Hamas , killing civilians."
If this holds my theory of Bibi let it happen becomes more of a possibility.
What a way to consolidate power. If Bibi learned a lesson from 9/11 an attack on the country tends to put all criticisms of him on the back burner.I'm still skeptical and think he just brushed off the warning because he was consumed with his own political issues.
Netanyahu made common cause with Hamas because their goals were largely aligned. Hamas wanted to be in power and periodically kill some Israelis while preventing any kind of political settlement. Netanyahu wanted the same just from the other side and deemed this condition largely acceptable. If there is a visible architect of the current situation it is definitely Bibi who then was also derelict in his duties to defend the state.
Multiple sources say that we are there to keep Iran, Syria, and Lebanon out of the fight.Whatever goes down the United States will be lock-step with Israel. We are supplying equipment, resources and munitions. Plus there's that strike group heading that way to provide assistance.
How do we feel about that as a collective whole?
If this holds my theory of Bibi let it happen becomes more of a possibility.
What a way to consolidate power. If Bibi learned a lesson from 9/11 an attack on the country tends to put all criticisms of him on the back burner.
Republicans took advantage of that with the Iraq weapons of mass destruction which turned out to be bullshit.
Does it even matter? Hasn't this guy consolidated total power?
Raqqa, Mosul, Bakhmut.Gaza starting to look like Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol, etc.