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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

How so?

You and I both know there have been multiple politicians in Israeli governments who have stated they want Palestinians wiped out. Earlier this year a member of the israeli government stated that all adult Gaza men should be executed and that the Palestinians were sub human and no one wanted them.

Israel is on the verge of becoming a pariah state. They’ve proved that even with backing and significant military they can’t eradicate Hamas , they’ve little to zero care for civilian casualties, they’ve pushed pretty much the entire population into starvation by placing a stranglehold on aid getting into the country. iIRC less than 5% of farmable land is available for use.

This is now a war against Hamas in name only.

These "multiple politicians" are about 50% of the Knesset. They represent the power hungry Likud party headed by Netanyahu (who has criminal charges hanging over him) and a bunch of nasty religious zealots.

That is not Israel - it is a bunch of nutters that have saved Netanyahu's neck. The public demonstrations in Israel against this government are both a sign of Israel's democracy and a sign of things hopefully to come at the next GE.

What has to be done now is as follows, INHO:

1. Hamas to release the remaining hostages.

2. Israel to then withdraw from Gaza so that aid flows unimpeded.

3. Israel to monitor via intelligence any arms supplies from Yemen or Iran.

4. Regional conference to be held to discuss rebuilding Gaza.

The political situation in Israel would bear on this and the USA thus has an important moderating role to play.

All this "pariah" venting is no more than virtue signalling.

To sum up, Hamas committed a hideous crime against Israel for which Gaza is being over-punished, save that Hamas could have stopped this months ago by releasing the hostages.