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Ynotisay · M
What's been interesting from comments I've seen is that people seem to think this is about a complete Israel cease fire. It's not. This is about Hezbollah in Lebanon. Not Hamas in Gaza. The Israelis have zero intention of slowing that down. And this cease fire has already been broken.
Israel needs war and there's no real end game. More will die.
Israel needs war and there's no real end game. More will die.
LeopoldBloom · M
@Ynotisay Israel needs war as long as Hamas still holds hostages. Hamas could end this tomorrow by freeing them.
Ynotisay · M
@LeopoldBloom Well, Hamas said stop firing on them and killing civilians/children and then the hostages will be released. This isn't about hostages for Israel. The U.S. offered a three part proposal that Hamas was on board with but the second phase required a total hostage release and Israel pulling out of Gaza. Nethanyahu rejected it. He's a mad man who needs war to stay in power.
LeopoldBloom · M
@Ynotisay Hamas also rejected the proposal because they wanted to hang onto the hostages until after Israel withdrew, which would have required a re-invasion if they reneged. You're forgetting that Hamas needs Israel to attack Gaza so they can stay in power. Hamas has only one goal - the total destruction of Israel. They've even said that a Palestinian state is just a temporary measure until they can achieve their final goal. They're willing to sacrifice as many Gazan civilians as necessary.
The fact that Netanyahu wants to stay in power to avoid going to jail is a separate issue.
The fact that Netanyahu wants to stay in power to avoid going to jail is a separate issue.