The United States said Tuesday that it was discussing a joint response after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, warning Tehran of “severe consequences”

  • Tedesche
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    -137 hours ago

    As much as most people in the Middle East would like that, I don’t think it’s likely to happen. Netanyahu needs this to keep going to stay out of jail and realistically, letting Hamas and Hezbollah reconstitute themselves just gives them time to execute more terrorist attacks, which Israelis have every right to be against.

    I don’t see this war getting cleaned up neatly anytime soon. The only way I can see it happening is if the U.S. steps in to militarily enforce a two-state solution with a DMZ, which they never will (and for good reason; that would be its own clusterfuck).

    • @[email protected]
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      115 hours ago

      If Israel’s treatment of its neighbors and its own non-Jewish citizens was fair and just then they wouldn’t need to worry about these kinds of attacks.

      • Tedesche
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        -43 hours ago

        Only people who don’t know their history think that. Arabs in that region have been calling for the destruction of Israel since its inception.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
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          53 hours ago

          Because Israel has been an Apartheid state since its inception. Do you know what the Nakba is?

        • @[email protected]
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          12 hours ago

          They’ve been calling for its destruction because of the unfair and unjust treatment Israel has inflicted on the Arab population.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      197 hours ago

      Israelis have every right to be against.

      They don’t. If they’d just call for an equal and just peace none of this would happen.

      The only way I can see it happening is if the U.S. steps in to militarily enforce a two-state solution with a DMZ,

      Or stop giving Israel weapons. That’d solve the qhole thing.

      • Tedesche
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        -53 hours ago

        If they’d just call for an equal and just peace none of this would happen.

        That’s ridiculously naive. Hamas has been attacking Israel for a very long time and they’re not going to stop simply because Israel agrees to a ceasefire.

        Or stop giving Israel weapons. That’d solve the qhole thing.

        No, it wouldn’t, because Hamas would just re-arm and commit another Oct. 7th at an opportune point in the future.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
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          103 hours ago

          Hamas has been attacking Israel for a very long time

          Not longer than Israel has been occupying Gaza. Don’t get your cause and effect mixed up.

          and they’re not going to stop simply because Israel agrees to a ceasefire.

          They literally did. Twice. Israel then proceeded to not uphold their end of the deal.

          No, it wouldn’t, because Hamas would just re-arm and commit another Oct. 7th at an opportune point in the future.

          There is no place for Oct 7th (or any other acts of resistance) in a fair and just peace. Hamas didn’t attack for the lols.

          • Tedesche
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            -43 hours ago

            Hamas is a terrorist group that has made it very clear its objective is the destruction of Israel, stop pretending they’re good guys who will stop once Israel stops.

            • @Eximius
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              32 hours ago

              s/Israel/Gaza/ and s/Hamas/Israel/