Defiant Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on opposition to Palestinian statehood, deepening the divide with Israel’s closest international allies, as cracks in his wartime “unity” government became increasingly evident.
Anger with Netanyahu is also increasingly visible on the streets, even though there is broad public support for the war. On Saturday, protesters gathered in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Caesarea and Kfar Saba, some calling for bolder action to secure the release of hostages, and others demanding the prime minister step down.
One in Jerusalem held a placard that read: “Mothers’ cry: we will not sacrifice our children in the war to save the rightwing.”
And people back then (me included) tried to get through to the Seppos that that’s exactly what’s going to happen. They said stuff like “It’s going to be just like Germany”, ignoring the social conditions that made, and still makes, Afghanistan quite distinct from Germany.
…just as you’re doing right now: Palestine is not Afghanistan. If you subtract the conflict from all the polling numbers they’re actually quite a bit more sensible than Floridians.
Sure it’s different, but how does a lack of leadership and a willingness for countries like Iran to fund terrorist groups there make it likely to succeed as an independent state?
Seems like a lot of wishful thinking going on.
It’s not about leadership it’s about civil society. Palestine actually has one, Afghanistan doesn’t, Palestine has home-grown secular democrats, Afghanistan very much didn’t.
I’m willing to at least consider a genocide of Florida.