In Israel-Hamas War, World Gets Third Shock In Three Years
Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel will "change the Middle East" in the course of retaliating against Hamas for attacks which killed more than 700 Israelis over the weekend. "We are already in the midst of a battle that has only just begun."
His remarks came as Israel ordered a "complete siege" of Gaza. "No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel," as Defense Minister Yoav Gallant put it. Some 600 Palestinians were already dead in the enclave, where homes, markets and mosques lay in ruins
I see Russia having something to gain from this attack as well and I wouldn’t be surprised if they played a part. Now US arms will have to be divided across potentially 3 fronts. With the far right controlling the unstable house, those arms are more likely to support Israel than Ukraine. And of course with all of these distractions, how close is China to following through on the threat to Taiwan? Now where to US arms go and how much are we willing to lend? Ukraine may be without US support going forward.
I hope not, Russia is a far worst threat to our way of life than the Palestinians.
You have to wonder if Putin is somehow involved in this. He believes that he can win in Ukraine if he can get the US to stop providing weapons to them. He would quite happily condone yet another war to help himself gain victory (no matter the cost of human life).
This is an excellent summary of the state of affairs from many different angles (political, media, historical, current players, etc.) and possibly worth the entire annual Heisenberg subscription fee for this one post.
Surprisingly, a lot packed into this post in an uncharacteristically (for H), brief word count.
Yes, I agree with everything H has written above. I do not take sides here (as I am I’ll informed) but I do feel regret that the US is providing missiles that may be fired at innocent women and children.
“The accusations, as leveled against the far-left in America, are generally misplaced.”
Do you read Bari Weiss and her The Free Press in Substack? If not, I’d urge you to do. I’m sure that you know who she is, but for the benefit of others, Ms. Weiss was an Editor with the NYT. She was also also in the Editorial Board. She noisily quit a few years ago to protest what the NYT Editorial Board had become.
Ms. Weiss is Jewish and solidly Democratic. Her new media company has done excellent work on the discrimination and suffering that Jewish college students are subject to on many of America’s college campuses. The students on these campuses are overwhelmingly hard-left.
Sure, the hard-right is full of scum with their repugnant anti-Semitic views (amongst other odious characteristics). But, I’d offer up that the younger progressive left is guilty of much of the same behavior on America’s campuses.
I wouldn’t read Bari Weiss’s Substack if my life depended on it. And no, the Progressive left cannot be compared to America’s hard right. That’s totally ridiculous and plainly suggests you haven’t spent any time looking around in some of the seedier corners of the internet where America’s far-right congregates and shares their “views,” unfiltered. It’s not just “repugnant,” Patrick. Some of it is unabashed, unapologetic Reich glorification.
From a trusted friend who knows what she’s talking about re: the media and Weiss: “She’s the worst.”
Thank you for your further comments. And, you are correct in that I do not traffic on the hard-right pages. Make no mistake, I was neither defending their behavior nor claiming that such behavior is equivalent to the progressive left.
I will refrain from any further discussion regarding Ms. Weiss and end by stating that my real point here is the significant increase in discrimination and vile behavior that many Jewish students currently suffer daily at the hands of the tolerant left on numerous prestigious American campuses. The hard right and whether Ms. Weiss is the worst does not change that fact. I feel for those kids.
Thanks.
Before you take Weiss’s reporting on alleged campus bullying as gospel or comment on it in a public forum, I strongly suggest you read up on the history of her crusade in that regard. There’s a long and important backstory. You (desperately) need the context, Patrick. Seriously. Research it. I won’t weigh in on who’s right and who’s wrong, or otherwise express any opinion in that regard, but suffice to say there are those who would tell you that Weiss is, in fact, the bully and that she set about trying to destroy the careers of Arab professors and is herself the poster child for that which she so frequently decries. Again, I’m not saying one way or another whether such criticisms have merit. What I’m suggesting is that you might (might) be reading what some critics (not me, necessarily) would describe as “soft propaganda” from someone with an avowed, long-standing agenda. Please (and this goes for everyone), I beg you to do your research.
H: I’m actually replying to your comment below. For some reason the Reply button did not pop up on your latest post.
I will do so. I appreciate your additional color. Like many of your readers, I strive hard for accuracy and awareness.
All the best.
A really good post and informative extra comments. I had two thoughts when I finished reading all of it. First, does anyone seriously think that a world that operates like this, with no adult leadership, has any chance to fix its climate and energy problems, or anything else for that matter? Seventy years ago my mother told me for the first time that world civilization will eventually end with a huge war in the middle east. Nothing has changed my belief that she was probably right.
“As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” An eye for an eye hasn’t worked for both sides. Only the people suffer and leads to someone’s mistaken belief they can win. The world then ends as we know it.
Arrogance is dangerous- respect your opponent…..