what a dehumanizing load of hasbara: Israel: "Hamas are terrorists, they use civilian infrastructure and hold Palestinians under their brutal thumb" Also Israel: "Look at these terrorists using civilian infrastructure and making civilians do their bidding, they're all guilty!"
LMAO, @gwb-trading hates Trump and everything he stands for then quotes an article from a rightwing news site to justify his pro jewish beliefs. Michael Goldfarb (political writer) For American journalist Michael Goldfarb, author of Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace, see Michael Goldfarb (author and journalist). Michael L. Goldfarb (born June 6, 1980) is an American conservative[1] political writer. He was contributing editor for The Weekly Standard[2] and was a research associate at the Project for the New American Century.[3] During the 2008 presidential race he served as John McCain's deputy communications director.[4] He is a founder of the online conservative magazine The Washington Free Beacon.[1] Goldfarb attracted some online attention for two posts ridiculing liberal bloggers as basement-dwelling Dungeons & Dragons players.[5] Goldfarb graduated with an A.B. in history from Princeton University in 2002 after completing a 98-page-long senior thesis, titled "The Search for Stability in Afghanistan: The Lessons of State Building in Afghan History," under the supervision of Stephen Kotkin.[6][7] In an article titled "A Conservative Provocateur, Using a Blowtorch as His Pen," The New York Times called Goldfarb "an all-around anti-liberal provocateur" and said he "has blazed a trail in the new era of campaign finance, in which loosened restrictions have flooded the political world with cash for a whole new array of organizations that operate outside the traditional bounds of the parties."[8] Accusation of antisemitism against Obama As a blogger and deputy communications director for the McCain presidential campaign, Goldfarb told CNN, "The point is that Barack Obama has a long track record of being around anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, and anti-American rhetoric."[9] Asked to be specific, Goldfarb named Rashid Khalidi, a Columbia University professor who once held a fundraiser for Obama, but then refused to cite anyone else. Blogger Andrew Sullivan wrote on The Daily Dish, "Asked to name one other anti-Semite other than his allegation about Rashid Khalidi, he can't. He won't. But he leaves it hanging, refusing to disown or retract the charge. This is pure McCarthyism. And it is the rotten core of McCain."[10] Goldfarb later explained that the McCain campaign had decided not to make mention of Obama's relationship with Jeremiah Wright, who has a long history of such rhetoric.[11] WIKI
Just look at the impartiality of the author. Pure objective journalism: https://freebeacon.com/author/andrew-tobin/
It's very possible Palestinians aided Hamas in this war, Israelis appear to hate Palestinians and vice versa. The situation is now out of control and the current bombing response from Netanyahu is not helping the situation. I like to think of it this way, who has the most power and money? Whoever that is, should attempt to lead a good example of political neighbourly love. US fuels the conflict. Israel allows their settlers to harass Palestinians. Israel subject Palestinians to Apartheid. Bombing the shit out of Gaza wont solve problems. Israel believes if Hamas are totally erradicated then Palestinians will somehow see eye to eye with Israel. Ahhhhh, what Israel like to ignore is them stealing land. Maybe Israel thinks they can solve the problem by getting rid of Hamas, Palestinians, land owned by others. Me thinks Israelis have this sense of entitlement aided by the likes of Biden and Trump who are pro Israel owning everything.
The region will never move forward w/o Israel acknowledging the history of the region and how their country came to be. This defacto, universally held state-sanctioned "Palestinians aren't a thing and they hate us for being Jewish" delusion in Israel just highlights the irony of seeing Palestinians as "brain washed".
As I have outlined previously, step 1 in solving this problem is totally eliminating Hamas as a military and governing entity in Gaza. Only after this is done can there be any consideration of "peace", a "path forward" or "two-state solution". It is certain that even with Hamas eliminated -- most of the Palestinians in Gaza will not be friendly to Israel after most of their homes have been bombed out of existence in the battle. Only a clear vision of a path forward with re-building Gaza, a two-state solution and international aid will ease the situation and provide traction towards peace. Unfortunately most of Netanyahu's right-wing coalition does not want a two-state solution. It appears they simply want to remove the Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. All this will do is ensure conflict for decades to come. A more moderate Israeli government will need to be put in place post-war for any reasonable progress towards peace.
well, at least he admits to the indiscriminate haphazard bombing now. Baby steps. Maybe some day he'll connect the dots that leveling gaza "until no hamas is left", was the feature not the bug.
Yah, magic! Easy! Logical! (not). Mate, the underlying problem is power, greed, deceit all under the guise of "we're the nice guys, we're being attacked, we are right, we're religous and pious but because we're so godly we have enemies out to get us". The Jewish/christian faith revolves around God and the devil, anything which does not conform to what the believers want is evil and has to be destroyed. That cycle will go on and on, no political outcome will resolve it imo. Because of the power and influence Israel yields, one day they'll control all of Palestinian land imo, that is unless another Middle East country doesn't destroy Israel first.
As expected -- Netanyahu comes out against having a two-state solution. This simply means that Israel's future after the war will involve endless terrorist attacks if his right-wing coalition stays on this course. Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-18-2024-73d552c6e73e0dc3783a0a11b2b5f67d
Let's take an in-depth look at what is going on in the Israeli government -- and the probability that Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition will be out of power after the war. The Benjamin Netanyahu era is over, sources in Likud say If the Likud will no longer be the ruling party in a future election, nearly all of its current 18 ministers (not including Netanyahu) will be relegated to serve as opposition MKs. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-782778#google_vignette While the Likud's ministers and Knesset members (MKs) are projecting a united front in support of party leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a growing number of them believe that his days at the party's helm are numbered, sources in the party said to the Jerusalem Post. In addition to the catastrophic events of October 7 and a growing sense amongst the party's base that the prime minister will not deliver on his promise to destroy Hamas and return all hostages, MKs have noted the party's poor performance in most polls – between 16 and 18 seats, compared to its current 32. If the Likud will no longer be the ruling party in a future election, nearly all of its current 18 ministers (not including Netanyahu) will be relegated to serve as opposition MKs – and most of its current MKs will be out of a job. Therefore, behind the scenes MKs have begun to gravitate toward possible successors, including Economy Minister Nir Barkat, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and others, according to two sources, who spoke to the Post on condition of anonymity. In fact, the plurality of potential successors is partly responsible for the fact that Netanyahu is still prime minister. Knesset protocol enables a procedure called a "constructive no-confidence vote," where, instead of dispersing itself and heading to an election, a majority of the Knesset's 120 members vote to institute a new government. National Unity and opposition parties Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beytenu would presumably support such a move – but their combined 42 seats would require at least 19 MKs from the Likud. The plurality of successors in the Likud and the failure to rally behind a single candidate mean that the votes don't add up. Even if one of the potential successors managed to create a significant following within the party, 19 MKs is still unrealistically high, a source explained. That leaves an election, which requires 61 MKs to vote in favor of the Knesset dispersing. The opposition currently numbers 56, and therefore it would be necessary for five MKs from the Likud to vote to topple the government, a more realistic number. Potential candidates are ministers Gallant, Edelstein, and Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel, as well as MKs David Bitan, Eli Dallal, Galit Distal-Atbaryan, possibly Tally Gotliv, and others. Rather than crowning a successor from the Likud, however, such a move essentially brings down a Likud-led government - and therefore could be a step too far for the Likud's base. This leads to a Catch-22 situation, whereby the five who vote to topple the government may no longer be welcome in the Likud – and may even join National Unity leader Benny Gantz in the next election. Why has no one challenged Netanyahu? In addition, no one in the Likud wants to be the first to challenge Netanyahu publicly during wartime, a source said, and therefore the timing of any political move, as well as a possible way out of the Catch-22, depends on two factors – Gantz, and protestors. Gantz has said that his party will remain in the government only as long as it feels it is relevant in the war's decision-making processes. The central decision shortly is whether or not to open another front on the Northern border – and Gantz wants to be part of that decision. However, should a northern front be avoided or Gantz decide that he is no longer relevant, his leaving the government would likely serve as a gong to signal that the political fight is on. That, coupled with an expected wave of mass protests, could be enough for five Likud MKs to move against Netanyahu – perhaps without having to give up their seats. Another scenario, a source said, is that Netanyahu himself precedes the wave of protests by calling for an election himself – thereby avoiding the momentum that such a wave could create for his rivals. In any case, several sources said they believed that a political eruption is closer to the surface than it seems, with one even estimating that it would happen in between two weeks to two months.