Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel was prepared to send Lebanon back to the “Stone Age” with a massive bombing campaign. The White House desperately tries to avert a major war in the Middle East but is not making progress.
After three days of meetings with top officials in Washington, Gallant told reporters that Israel preferred diplomacy but was also willing to utterly destroy Lebanon. “We do not want war, but we are preparing for every scenario. Hezbollah understands very well that we can inflict massive damage in Lebanon if a war is launched,” he said. Israel could bomb “Lebanon back to the Stone Age, but we don’t want to do it.”
Gallant’s remarks come as daily tit-for-tat exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel risk escalating into a major war that could see the US, Iran, and other militias across the Middle East enter the fray. After announcing it had “operational plans” ready for an attack, Israel has started to move some military assets from near Gaza to its northern border.
The White House has invested considerable effort into bringing the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza to a close. However, rather than applying pressure on Tel Aviv to deescalate, Washington has tried to force Hezbollah and Hamas to accept Israeli demands. Last week, American officials told Beirut that Washington was unable to constrain Tel Aviv, in hopes the warning would convince Hezbollah to back down.
President Joe Biden has significant leverage he could use to reign in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but has largely refused to do so. While US officials claim their diplomatic efforts are not stalled, an increasing number of countries worry war will break out and are asking their citizens to leave Lebanon.
Last week, Biden’s envoy Amos Hochstein visited Tel Aviv and Beirut, hoping to work on a deal to end the fighting. At the time, Hochstein pushed for a deal to end the war in Gaza, with the belief that it would lead to deeslcation on Israel’s northern border as well.
Hezbollah maintains that it will end operations against Israel once the onslaught in Gaza comes to a close. Israel says it will not stop attacks on Lebanon until Hezbollah withdraws several miles from the border. Tel Aviv has decimated southern Lebanon, turning much of the area within three miles of the border into a “dead zone.”
Now, the Biden administration’s tactics have flipped, with officials telling reporters that the deal to end the fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border must be separate from any Gaza ceasefire. “The logic of [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah…is that it is all tied to Gaza, and until there is a cease-fire in Gaza the firing at Israel won’t stop,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior Biden official. “We frankly, completely reject this logic.”
Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of Antiwar.com, news editor of the Libertarian Institute, and co-host of Conflicts of Interest.
Israel need a royal ass kicking or something?!?!!!
I do not see Israelis behaving like God’s Chosen People, at all!!!
Time for y’all to find the truth, the light and the one true love of human kind! ALL of US! That is the way, through Christ!!!
Zionism isn’t about religion. But about 200,000 Israelis are Christians (and another 1.7 million are Muslims).
Zionism is not Judaism, but bible verses are used as justification. Supposedly Netanyahu, himself, isn’t even religious. Nice parlor trick.
Yes, some ethno-nationalist movements, like Zionist organizations, the Ku Klux Klan, et al. try to co-opt religion to justify themselves.
In that, they're doing pretty much the same thing as Donna.
Like Habermas, Donna is instancing a Universal Value. About as far from Zionazis and Kluxers as Bonhoeffer from Himmler.
The Israelis too have their Habermas' and Bonhoeffer's. Is it wrong to think some German culture maybe also in the Israeli DNA?
?? If you mean in the sense of heroes and thinkers, I’ve always understood the geneology as hellenic. The German genetic contribution wpi;d be Faust (Spengler), the dionysian thinker (Nietzsche) who goes too far. How do you see it?
I agree with you, we all are standing on the shoulders of the older cultures that came before us, the good and the bad. The ME is were three continents and cultures meet, we tend to ignore that. MHO
We also don’t mention that in Palestine Islam and Judaism co-existed peacefully before the Christian colonists arrived, the real trouble makers in the region.
Worshiping a 1st-century Jewish rabbi as part of the godhead of a pagan religion created by a Roman heretic isn't a "Universal Value."
Who is this "Roman heretic" you refer to?
Paul.
St Paul identified as "a Jew from Tarsus".
And a particularly devout and devoted Jew at that, until his conversion.
Yes, Paul was a Jewish Roman citizen.
As to his devoutness, if he was that devout he might have considered practicing the form of Judaism taught by Jesus, instead of first persecuting those who did, and then creating a new pagan religion based on Jesus’ name but not on Jesus’ teachings.
Yes, Paul was a Jewish Roman citizen.
As to his devoutness, if he was that devout he might have considered practicing the form of Judaism taught by Jesus, instead of first persecuting those who did, and then creating a new pagan religion based on Jesus’ name but not on Jesus’ teachings.
The “form of Judaism taught by Jesus” got him crucified by the Jewish high priest and the Sanhedrin.
He was crucified by the Romans, in the manner exclusively reserved to the Romans, and exclusively reserved for the crime of rebellion against Rome. That’s what happened back then when you entered Jerusalem in the manner of a king and declared yourself the messiah (a Jewish priest-king of the Davidic line prophesied to kick Roman ass out of Judea).
The Gospels are quite clear about this to anyone who has read them. Jesus was crucified at the insistence of the Jewish religious leaders because he claimed to be the Son of God. The Roman governor of Judea wanted to release Jesus but because of weakness succumbed to the pressure of the mob.
Yes, the gospels are quite clear on this. Jesus was crucified on the order of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, in the manner reserved to the Romans and reserved for the crime of rebellion against Rome. He does appear to have bullied some of the Sadducee leaders into giving him cover for his actions, presumably because, unlike the Pharisees, they had something he could destroy (the Temple).
Jesus was arrested by the Jewish religious leaders who put him on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy for making himself equal to God. He was then brought before Pontius Pilate where they (the Jewish leaders) demanded he be crucified. The Gospels make it clear that Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent and was being persecuted out of jealousy. Instead of doing the right thing, Pilate allowed himself to be pressured by the mob and ordered the crucifixion of Christ.
Translation: You’re going to believe whatever you want to believe, regardless of the known facts.
Which is fine. The facts don’t care what you fantasize.
I’m a Christian so yes, I believe the Gospel version of events that have been handed down to us are true. I’ll pass on some politically correct story that some nutty professor concocted.
“I’m a Christian so yes, I believe the Gospel version of events that have been handed down to us are true”
While the former doesn’t necessarily imply the latter, I’m glad that you changed your mind and agree with me now.
He was crucified by the Romans, in the manner exclusively reserved to the Romans, and exclusively reserved for the crime of rebellion against Rome. That’s what happened back then when you entered Jerusalem in the manner of a king and declared yourself the messiah (a Jewish priest-king of the Davidic line prophesied to kick Roman ass out of Judea).
He was crucified by the Romans, in the manner exclusively reserved to the Romans, and exclusively reserved for the crime of rebellion against Rome. That’s what happened back then when you entered Jerusalem in the manner of a king and declared yourself the messiah (a Jewish priest-king of the Davidic line prophesied to kick Roman ass out of Judea).
Yes, Paul was a Jewish Roman citizen.
As to his devoutness, if he was that devout he might have considered practicing the form of Judaism taught by Jesus, instead of first persecuting those who did, and then creating a new pagan religion based on Jesus’ name but not on Jesus’ teachings.
Paul was the “apostle to the gentiles”, preached “the brotherhood of man” i.e., human solidarity or Universal love. And that means Palestinians; which is what Donna was saying.
Do Hamas and Hez believe in universal love? HAHAHA
Time and again they asked “Would you please get you boot off my neck?” only to feel it press harder.
But Donna is positively motivated supporting peace.
And?
Peace motivation is better than motivating people to make war.
Some wars are worth fighting. We’ve just never seen one in the US that even remotely makes sense.
When the people fight their oppressors for their human rights the resistance is a worthy cause, all other wars are about profit for the upper class, in democracies as well as in dictatorships. Maybe there are exceptions, I don’t know of any.
Wars in the past were fought sometimes over food, other resources. Group A takes from Group B in order to feed all their children after having 4-8 children per woman.
You could come up with all manner of scenarios. But today’s wars are stupid. Everything is fake except for the suffering and destruction which we just watch in disbelief.
Group A moves in to displace Group B which then travels 800 miles to displace Group C in order to feed its children. Group C then faces starvation for many of its members while others are absorbed by Group B.
Just another common scenario.
And only compromise can end it. Give a little , take a little.
That’s a wise statement. I guess my reply is that compromise where two sacrifice their individual interests for a result that favours both would be a sort of ius gentium.
We can’t have nuclear war; so, we already have some compromise.
Regardless, I just wanted to give some quick examples of why war, even aggressive war, can be good. Because in our time, wars tend to be senseless and stupid.
If you wanted to explain the Iraq War, you’d list a variety of reasons. But one reason would be stupid people in positions of power who refuse to hear criticism and who surround themselves with yes-men.
However, past wars had legitimate justifications.
Group A is constantly attacked by Group B. So, Group A conquers Group B which makes it a neighbor of Group C. Group C then raids Group A periodically leading Group A to conquer Group C.
Another scenario: Group A believes it is blasphemy to dig into Mother Earth. Group A lives on a copper and tin mine that it doesn’t use out of piety. Group B conquers Group A to take the mines to make bronze weapons which are stronger than even iron though not steel. Iron is more plentiful.
Wars were often fought to force others to do the farming also. No one wants to do manual labour like some unthinking animal.
It goes to show, life is a compromise, we need to grow up and accept that little fact.
Israel is a good example, they refuse to compromise, Biden refuses to compromise as long as others do the dying.
As if the Palestinians accepted compromise.
You can’t compromise human rights. That is like being a little pregnant. Name a realistic compromise the Zionists have offered, what did they offer the little girl in the car who cried for help before the IDF thugs drove their tank over the car and killed her and the care givers who had just arrived to get her out? How can you support that? No IDF scum has been held responsible for any war crime.
Ay-oh, oh-ay ! D. Donna Volatile is a good kid. Even if she rocks the spiritual woo a nudge more'n a nudge.
You want someone letting a preferred religion justify war crimes, read Timothy or Joke's comments.
I’ve never noticed Timothy or Jake citing religion in justification of their positions. Doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened, just that I haven’t noticed it.
Not citing a religion. Just giving one they prefer a complete blank cheque. "I really like A of religion X and really hate B, therefore anything A does is Just Fine because A & X are The Best."
Also Joke never justifies or supports any of his pithy scribbles with logic, reason, or evidence.
The matrix of the ideology of Zionism is the Judaic cultus -a DNA match.
Feel free to translate that into English if you want it to be understood.
Structural identity.
Yeah, still not making any sense.
Plain English,
Judaism is part of the Zionists DNA.
I had to look it up.
Actually, Zionism is a secular movement.
That's a wildly dumb statement.
That's like saying "The NBA has nothing to do with sports" or "The Democrats are an apolitical movement."
A homeland for a specific religion is entirely NOT a "secular movement". Effing BY DEFINITION.
Really, Joke – do you read anything you type or is it just "hammer keyboard & click COMMENT" ??
Granted, an abstraction; but, if you’re asking me to rehearse the “begats” from Abraham to Jabotinsky and BB, forget it. Had you learned the foundation story book of western culture you would easily see the congruence.
It saddens & pains me that Jodorowsky came SOOOO close to realising his vision for 'Dune' yet fell just short of funding it.
Judaic culture is a part of Zionist DNA, if I understand it correctly.
(Hold on, it may have to wait for approval)
Well, it was approved.
Only in the same way that “Germanic culture” is part of Nazi DNA or “Russian culture” is part of Marxist-Leninist DNA.
Not all Jews are Zionists, nor or all Zionists Jews, nor are all Jewish Zionists religious Jews, any more than all Germans are Nazis or all Russians are Marxist-Leninists.
That kind of pseudo-“DNA” is just a thing almost all political groups (especially ethno-nationalists) use as a draw or excuse when they find it convenient and discard when they find it inconvenient. It says nothing about the larger group they’re hoping to draw from, or at least exploit the name of.
I agree with you, people are human and human nature has a little of every thing, love, hate, violence ,greed and love of peace, and generosity and pseudo-DNA is part of it, depending on the cultural environment which is evolving too. That makes the world go round, all the different influences shape us, I believe, we are not born evil, our environment has the potential to make us evil and brutal.
I think about the children in Gaza and what adults they will be.
Children suffering amputations without anesthesia how will the trauma affect them among so many pains? I don’t know, but I emphasize with them and the pain they suffer.
Think about the women defiled by Hamas bandits..
I repeat :
Objection – assumes facts not entered into evidence.
Think about women defiled by IDF thugs. Rapes occur on both sides. Now let's compare the slaughtering of innocents. There is none. The IDF terrorists have no peers.
Prove rapes occurred on both sides in this war. Hunting down Hamas terrorists is just.
I said it. That was your proof, so it works for me. And hunting down IDF terrorists is just
"Judaic culture is a part of Zionist DNA…"
Well, no. Joke insists that Zionism is secular. Of course, joke is a clown, so, there's that.
Zionism isn’t inherently/necessarily secular, but historically secular Zionism seems to have been the more powerful grouping versus religious Zionism, if for no other reason than that, at least at first, religious Jews considered the whole idea blasphemous (some still do).
Zionism isn’t inherently/necessarily secular, but historically secular Zionism seems to have been the more powerful grouping versus religious Zionism, if for no other reason than that, at least at first, religious Jews considered the whole idea blasphemous (some still do).
Zionism isn’t inherently/necessarily secular, but historically secular Zionism seems to have been the more powerful grouping versus religious Zionism, if for no other reason than that, at least at first, religious Jews considered the whole idea blasphemous (some still do).
Yeah, a lot of those words use English letters but, assembled as they were, it's little more than a "deepity" – a statement that sounds profound at first glance but quickly proves to be worthless nonsense on closer evaluation.
Many settlers are fanatic orthodox Jews.
Many Hamas leaders are fanatics in their own faith.
Hamas is fighting a just war, resistance against a brutal oppressor they are willing to lose their lives for their families and their own human rights, not to rob other peoples lively hood.
Every day Israelis are showing how evil and viscous they really are and whine claiming they are the victims. The whole world now knows what kind of people they really are. But we also know there are many Israelis who speak out for human decency, men and women having the courage to speak up for the suffering Palestinians, people with humanity and decency, the nations real heroes. My respect to all of them, the guests of Judge Napolitano’s program and many other programs on you tube and there is Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and her team.
The Zionists high jacked Judaism, their own faith.
But Zionists have weaponized religion for war propaganda, morally justifying their sadistic warfare.
Short and sweet and to the point Lysistrata.
I'm trying to think of any nationalist power group that ever HASN'T weaponized religion for war propaganda.
Drawing a blank. Can you think of any?
No, I can’t, and that is really sad. It destroys basic morals and ethics. I am older, but I think the hunting for wealth is destroying ethics and morals. I don’t understand why millionaires want to be billionaires and they want to be trillionaires many times over while others don’t have enough to eat.
The U.S. comes to mind.
That’s just to hide that it’s a Jewish state.
The real confusion though is over what it means to be Jewish. That is not clear.
What it means to be that religion ?
I'd say, "to be Jewish" means you believe the Jewish god is real & you follow the tenets of the religion.
Anything past that is either stereotype or, failing that, cliche.
The religion (Judaism) and the ethnic group (Jewish) are not the same thing. The former is historically and frequently associated with the latter, but does not define it.
The religion (Judaism) and the ethnic group (Jewish) are not the same thing. The former is historically and frequently associated with the latter, but does not define it.
They should make up their mind, without knowing there is much confusion, not all anti-Semitism is anti-Semitism.
I think I see the disconnect between us here, and how we're talking past each other a bit.
I view "Jewish" and "Judaism" as the same thing – nouns indicating the specific religion. Neither, to me, is indicative of a "race" or "ethnicity". Particularly since both Ethiopia and the IRI (Islamic Republic of Iran, in case W. Paine is confused) have significant Jewish populations and neither peoples of Ethiopia or IRI (ibid) could be mistaken for Israelis.
I view a distinction there as silly as splitting "Catholic" and "Catholicism" into "an ethnic group" and "a religion", as I could present a Mexican, a Philippino, and a Quebecois Canadian and ask one to identify "the ethnic Catholic" of the trio (all three are equally and devotedly Catholic; in case W. Paine is confused).
While W. Paine often seems confused, you seem confused as well.
The better comparison than “Catholic” would be “WASP.” A lot of “White Anglo-Saxon Protestants” don’t really practice the last word of that descriptor. They just happen to be descended from people who did.
Most Americans attend church two times a year (maybe), Christmas, Easter. If there is regular attendance it is more like the Eloy in the story/movie The Time Machine. Instead of "all clear" siren, there are church bells. Zombies going into a building, doing incantations, leaving feeling superior.
To be Jewish makes you a first class Israeli citizen all else is second or third rate and even less.
Not again, waiting for approval.
And Jesus Christ, if he really lived and walked the earth, was a Jew.
Time for the US to stop funding Israel…
Long past time.
"Israel could bomb 'Lebanon back to the Stone Age, but we don’t want to do it.'” That would explain why you sent Biden’s envoy, Amos Hochstein, to Beirut. A classic Mafia like move I'm borrowing from my friend Thomas Knapp. He wrote something like: A great country you have here, it would be a shame if it gets destroyed. I couldn't find the exact verbiage. Thomas, Please provide your own more eloquent words. By the way, RIP Ray Liotta. He would have been perfect in this role. Don't you think?
I don’t remember where the line came from — I certainly didn’t originate it. It’s a pretty standard riff on Mafia “protection racket” talk — “nice country you got there, be a shame if anything happened to it.”
It was memorable to me. Good times.
The Godfather: "make him an offer he can't refuse".
Thomas,
This must be a mistranslation….
”….JUST IN: Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir:
The Palestinian prisoners must be killed by shooting them in the head, and until passing this law of execution of Palestinian prisoners, we will give them little to live on….”
Video link
https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1807204839568314407
The USA has FAILED at diplomacy, because they have Israelis (Hochstein, Blinken, etc.) negotiating the terms of a cease fire. There is only one solution, Israel needs to end their illegal occupation of ALL Palestinian Lands. If the USA is the strongest Nation on the planet, they should not be afraid to back FREEDOM for Palestine. NO Peace for Israel, if there is no peace for Palestinians. The USA can not fight for Freedom and commit Genocide, while declaring they want Peace. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houtis, etc., all have said they will stop attacking Israel, when Israel STOPS their slaughtering of Palestinians. The Zionist State of Israel wants WAR, because they are backed by the USA/UK/EU. Israel on it's own would have no choice but to make Peace.
Not one U.S. President has attempted to enforce UN resolutions concerning the right of Palestinians to return to their homelands. Not one.
Last two presidents who tried to be more fair were one termers ( Carter and Herbert Bush ). The others took the lesson to heart.
As long as there is a Zionist Israel there will be NO PEACE in the ME. Zionist Israel must go, and Israel must be demilitarized, the sooner the better.
I love all the folks here at Antiwar.com! Great peaceful people! Warms my heart! Remember please! No WWIII!
I’m waiting for people here to get so angry that they give up drugs to be more effective activists.
“I was going to stop the slaughter in Gaza, but then I got high.”
Donna we do all we can, I am afraid that is not enough, the enemy is unbelievable evil. The IDF has used white phosphorous in South Lebanon, that is evil, what next? We don't know about Gaza.
Israel controls the Pentagon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8wDed-eyAU
… And the other side said to return Israel to Cave Age…!
Property purchases in Cyprus by wealthy Israelis is climbing.
Cypress would most likely get attacked by Turkey If they collaborate with Israel on Lebanon…!
The Zionist scumbags would enjoy it, the Flintstones enjoyed real peace and quality of life.
Well, this will be the third, or fourth, time they've tried it. So they've had plenty of practice.
These threats are insane and reprehensible, but no one in the US media will complain; but let one Lebanese politician shout "death to Israel" and it will be plastered everywhere, as "See! See! Israel can't reason with these people!!"
Ahmadenijad of Iran is STILL being misquoted by the media, 20 years after the fact.
The NY Post and FoxNews in particular will orgasm with delight. More "proof" that everything Israel does is "justified".
"Hold me back, hold me back, USA, or I'll do something terrible …"
It's not in Israel's interest to pick a fight with someone who can fight back and destroy major parts of Israel, so they likely won't.
The ISRAELI GOVERNING CLASS is as insane as is the US governing class, they are even worse than the Nazis and they were bad. Can a ruling class be more brutal and violent than they are? All they have to show for their accomplishment is death and destruction, nothing else.
Yes,Hamas is more brutal and violent-sacrificing thousands of their own people for a political victory
"violent-sacrificing" is kinda redundant. Lots of sacrifices, especially knifey-bible ones and virgin-volcano ones, are automatically violent by definition.
Who in Hamas do you hate the most outta all of 'em ? Is there one name, one guy in the executive core that tops your list, or is everyone Palestinian part of Hamas by default and you'll gladly see 'em all slaughtered ?
Long time fans of your inane drivel eagerly await an answer, for a change.
Frankly, what you posted is really stupid. The IDF terrorists are killing unarmed Palestinians, women and children mostly, all the Israelis have to do is to stop using 2000 pound bombs to kill the people and destroy their homes. The IDF DOES THAT, NOT HAMAS. Be honest at least with yourself. Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people not the Zionists.
Hamas is fighting and dying for their HUMAN RIGHTS
Joke is ASI fanboi to the core.
His mantra is "kill all Palestinians, give the land to ASI settlers, forget it happened, ASI uber alles."
The IDF does not fight a war, it is a massacre, mainly of women and children, war crimes, committed by IDF scum with the blessings and FUNDING of the US/NATO nations.
Israeli/Zionists are happy to receive all the criminal settler elements coming from NY to settle on the WB and Gaza next, all paid for curtesy of the American taxpayers.
As an occupied people, it is their inherent right to fight back.
“The IDF terrorists are killing unarmed Palestinians, women and children mostly,” that’s not true they are murdering them.
I was a bit more diplomatic than you. You are right. They do massacre the Palestinians in broad daylight, mass-murder, and brag about it. The German word for it is “Voelkermord”
No, Hamas is not more brutal than Israel. No one is no matter how hard you try to blame someone else for Israel's brutality. The numbers tell the story.
DUH-there were no Israelis inGaza for over a decade when Hamas invaded Israel on Oct 7,starting this war,and sacrificing how many Gazans.
I'll post this one more time:
There is also the popular trope that Israel benevolently ended its occupation of Gaza in 2005 only to come under repeated attack by Hamas. But while Israel withdrew military forces and settlers from Gaza, it has remained an Occupying Power by virtue of its continued control of the strip. Nothing and nobody go into or out of Gaza without Israel’s permission. Gaza remains, as it was described in 2004 by Head of Israel’s National Security Council Giora Eiland, “a huge concentration camp.”
Although it really doesn't matter if Israel was or wasn't in control of Gaza. That wouldn't make their genocidal response to the Hamas attack on Oct 7th any more justified. It was Israel's decision to do that, and they are solely responsible for their own actions.
Well said, dear wars….! I almost said: good wars! ;-}
The IDF is a band of terrorist scumbags, they do not fight a war, they massacre undefended civilians, mostly women and children by bombing them with 2000 pound bombs, including cluster bombs and white phosphor.
At what point does a “concentration camp” become a “death camp?”
The Israelis never had the right to invade Gaza in the first place, when they left because they could not handle the resistance in Gaza they turned Gaza into a hermetically sealed prison camp for Palestinians including women and children, infants and toddlers included. They broke out of that prison on Oct. 7, it was a very legal and justified breakout from a brutal high security prison.
Gee, you may be right. After all Hamas has occupied Israel for 75 years, and it is only right for there to recompense. Wait a minute. It is the other way. My bad.
This is an incredibly naive comment. The entire point of the Israeli threat to Hezbollah is to get the US to do the fighting, not Israel. In addition to which, the Israeli military has an inflated view of itself despite its utter failure in Gaza and previous failure in Lebanon. But since they expect the US to do most of the fighting and have an inflated notion of the impact of US air strikes on Hezballah underground bunkers, they are convinced the US can defeat both Hezbollah and Iran.
They're wrong because they're fanatics and incompetent – as is the US regime and the US military.
War with Hezbollah is inevitable. It has been for the last twenty four years since Israel was driven out of Lebanon in 2000.
People who think national policies are driven by objective interests have ZERO clue about how policies are derived. Only a very few states have some sort of rationality about their interests (Russia would seem to be one.)
Does it really matter what Americans want? The Zionist-Israelis control the executive and legislative branches in DC. They will get their way, they will decide who wins the election, not that it matters. Biden is unable to play the president any longer, his time is up. Trump will be more able and still do as told when it counts.
The fact that Trump hasn't traveled to Israel/Palestine since the Oct. 7 attacks speak volumes.
I read some paragraphs of the transcript, neither one showed any comprehensive knowledge, context, concerning foreign policies. They are as stupid and on par with Annalena Baerbock and Blinken and they are really stupid.
Yes it does. If that were the only way to judge whether someone is for or against the slaughter of Palestinians. Another way would be to listen to what he says.
It always matters what the people want, even when they have no official power.
As long as it matters and nothing changes people will have only one option, they have to take to the streets to rebel to get attention and changes. The ruling class does not give an inch.
Worse can be better. You just don’t want the frog to boil slowly in the pot without jumping out.
Most Americans do not support Hams or terror. Most Americans want to live decent lives.
Do you know, most Palestinians including Hamas, who happen to be Palestinians, want to live a decent life too, Americans don’t own that desire, others have it too. There is no decent life without human rights, that is what Hamas fights for and are willing to die. Can you understand that?
Do you support the IDF mass-murder of women and children? That is what the IDF does, they don’t fight a war, they are terrorists killing civilians.
"We do not want war" they said as they desperately tried everything in their power to instigate more and more wars.
Ridiculous, isn't it?
But the profits are great, at no costs to them.
Anzalone just doesn't get it. "The White House has invested considerable effort into bringing the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza to a close."
No. No. No. Get a clue.
"Now, the Biden administration’s tactics have flipped…"
I suggest this should give you a fucking clue.
"The White House has invested considerable effort into bringing the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza to a close" Absolutely disagree. "Considerable effort" would be telling Israel that all military aid will be cut off immediately if it attacks Lebanon. Anything short of that is merely performative.
Meanwhile, Lebanese based gangsters are firing into Israel,they have already attacked her.
Western media has always ignored Israeli bombings and attacks into Lebanon as if there were no news to report but when Lebanese resistance responds it is always represented as unprovoked attacks by Israel and western media. This has been pattern for always.
Western media has always ignored Israeli bombings and attacks into Lebanon as if there were no news to report but when Lebanese resistance responds it is always represented as unprovoked attacks by Israel and western media. This has been pattern for always.
The fool is making himself a prime recruiting tool for jihadists all over the region to attack Israel, the same way that the U.S. torture revelations did. I thought those guys were smart, right there.
We just had the ICC indict two Russians for doing a small fraction of this to Ukraine.
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Return Israel to ‘Stone Age’
Business as per usual.
Israel will risk being levelled if it tries to "Gazafy" Lebanon. See what happens! Right now, a large majority of the world would love to see Nutty Yahoo removed from power and prosecuted for corruption. Even Israelis would love to see him GONE! And this is the "man" who fuels the genocide on all of Israel's neighbors? He makes Hitler look like a Boy Scout!
Iran and the Arabs are supporting Hezbollah, 21 Arab states have declared Hezbollah a legal military resistance, not terrorists.
“A legal military resistance” and “terrorists” are not opposites. It is entirely possible for any given organization to be both.
Thomas they are not the same either.
I don't think so, when soldiers turn into terrorists they are not legal anymore, they become war criminals de jure. That is what IDF soldiers did when they disguised went into the Shifa hospital and killed Palestinian patients and medical care givers.
"when soldiers turn into terrorists they are not legal anymore"
Then neither the IDF nor the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades are "legal resistances."
As long as soldiers follow legal orders they are soldiers but soldiers who follow and execute knowingly illegal orders are war criminals, no matter what you call them based on the Geneva conventions and military law after Nuernberg. All Israeli pilots executing bombing of hospitals, schools, and churches and other private facilities are war criminals by international law.