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Lonestarblue

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7. What makes me sad s the denial that Israel has ever done anything wrong and is justified in committing its own
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 04:11 PM
Jan 2024

atrocities and killing all Palestinians because Hamas attacked on October 7. The idea that Israel can use this war to eradicate Hamas was ludicrous to begin with because their senior leaders and their money are not even in Gaza. It is a pretense to destroy Gaza and make it unlivable to force all Palestinians out. The right-wing ministers have essentially said so. Israel seems to think that if they keep killing civilians and turn Gaza into nothing but bombed out rubble, other countries will open their arms to impoverished Palestinians, thus denying them forever access to their homeland.

Netanyahu knew that Hamas planned an attack. He let it happen, and he did not reinforce the border or move troops there. Why?

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