• ralphio@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The trouble with killing the people who say the propaganda is you eventually end with the people who believe the propganda in charge. This was a consistent takeaway from the war on terror. If Israel were looking to prolong the war, taking out the relative moderates would probably help.

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      4 months ago

      I seems obvious that Netanyahu does not want peace. This war is the only thing keeping him in power. There is no incentive for him to seek peace.

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        4 months ago

        And he’s very likely going to jail once he leaves office, so he has even more reason than most to cling on.

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      4 months ago

      Not "Israel " but Netanyahu and the religious extreamist. Israel wants to release all the hostages and end the useless war already

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        4 months ago

        Hell, Iran wants to have it prolonged too. They’ve dreamed of this. Spent a lot of time, energy and money to have things blow up this way. They don’t care: the ends justify the means.

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          4 months ago

          Iran didnt show any sign they want to prelong this war. The fact that before their drone attack notify both the US and the UK about the time of the attack refute your claim. Because they have the right to lunch a bigger attack if they wanted.

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          4 months ago

          Religious extremists in Iran. It’s a global war that the 3 religions declared on the western world, but somehow we keep calling the countries by names.

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      4 months ago

      Genuinely curiuos why this comment in particular got obliterated. Do people dispute the premise that the leaders are more rational then the followers?

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        4 months ago

        Pissed off both sides. Pro Palestinian posters don’t like that he was called a propagandist and Pro Isrealis don’t like any implication Netanyahu is killing a massive number of people to stay in power.

      • Gsus4@mander.xyz
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        4 months ago

        I only dispute that the guy is a “moderate”, everything else I agree with.

    • Doorbook@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      When did Ismael made a propaganda statement. He is a diplomatic office leader. His job is to meet and speak with other power in region.