▲ 537 ▼ Israel sharpens its tone to Spain: "The Inquisition is over. Those who harm us, we will harm them" (www.elnacional.cat) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 207 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] corus_kt@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably intentional though, Bibi wants to prolong the conflict to stay in power. It was the main reason he got elected back then after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) In all honesty, I don't think Israel has the manpower to completely wipe out Hamas even if they wanted to, unless they kill or expulse all Gazans. Gaza has plenty of places to hide, even moreso nowadays with all the rubble, and they have guaranteed that even the Palestinians who for one reason hated Hamas will now hate the IDF even more. When Israel declares that they have completely wiped out Hamas in a specific area, then Hamas immediately attacks them back from the zone they had supposedly been wiped out from, it's difficult to explain it with anything other than incapability, because you're setting up a situation where your own population is going to distrust what you tell them. Netanyahu is incredibly lucky to have the US support him no matter what he does. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I don’t think Israel has the manpower to completely wipe out Hamas even if they wanted to, unless they kill or expulse all Gazans. And if they do that they'll get the West Bank up in arms. Adults are just the mean, dumb kids from school only older, and now in charge. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Huh, it's almost like conscript armies are shit at their job. I realize that sounds like sarcasm aimed at you, SuddenDownpour, but it isn't meant that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) In all honesty, I don't think Israel has the manpower to completely wipe out Hamas even if they wanted to, unless they kill or expulse all Gazans. Gaza has plenty of places to hide, even moreso nowadays with all the rubble, and they have guaranteed that even the Palestinians who for one reason hated Hamas will now hate the IDF even more. When Israel declares that they have completely wiped out Hamas in a specific area, then Hamas immediately attacks them back from the zone they had supposedly been wiped out from, it's difficult to explain it with anything other than incapability, because you're setting up a situation where your own population is going to distrust what you tell them. Netanyahu is incredibly lucky to have the US support him no matter what he does. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I don’t think Israel has the manpower to completely wipe out Hamas even if they wanted to, unless they kill or expulse all Gazans. And if they do that they'll get the West Bank up in arms. Adults are just the mean, dumb kids from school only older, and now in charge. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Huh, it's almost like conscript armies are shit at their job. I realize that sounds like sarcasm aimed at you, SuddenDownpour, but it isn't meant that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I don’t think Israel has the manpower to completely wipe out Hamas even if they wanted to, unless they kill or expulse all Gazans. And if they do that they'll get the West Bank up in arms. Adults are just the mean, dumb kids from school only older, and now in charge. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Huh, it's almost like conscript armies are shit at their job. I realize that sounds like sarcasm aimed at you, SuddenDownpour, but it isn't meant that way. permalink fedilink source parent