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Related: About this forumCan Netanyahu rally divided Israelis following Hamas attacks? - Velshi - MSNBC
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas following its attacks on Israel. NBC News' Matt Bradley talks about Netanyahu's potential approach to the crisis and whether Israelis who were divided over his contentious judicial overhaul plan will be united. - Aired on 10/07/2023.
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Can Netanyahu rally divided Israelis following Hamas attacks? - Velshi - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2023
OP
Judging from the past, nothing gets people united like a good ole war. Lots of
walkingman
Oct 2023
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panfluteman
(2,173 posts)1. Benjamin Netanyahu: I Alone Can Fix It!
Hhhmmm - sounds familiar, doesn't it? The big thing I'm wondering about is: If the MSNBC commentator, and others, presumably, are calling these most recent Hamas attacks a big gift to Netanyahu, why the heck would Hamas be willing to hand him that gift? There might be more going on here than meets the eye...
Faux pas
(15,635 posts)2. IMHO
netanyahu is the Israeli version of putan. We don't owe him anything.
walkingman
(9,124 posts)3. Judging from the past, nothing gets people united like a good ole war. Lots of
arm-chair QBs pushing for a major conflict. Of course they will not be the ones that suffer.
Seems to me that a settlement between Israel and Palestine would be a much better option but as usual it seems peace is never the true goal.