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Hamas Believed It Would Conquer Israel
- rbanffy 3y agoIf Israel loses international support completely, there is a possibility.
- delichon 3y agoIsrael could lose all international support and still destroy all of Gaza with only internal resources. For Hamas to destroy Israel would require international military support, much more than the clandestine support to date.
- rbanffy 3y agoThey could, but how long would the country be able to defend itself against all its enemies, especially after such a heinous act of genocide? What Netanyahu’s government is dangerous enough to the long term existence of the country. Going all in could be disastrous.
- hdlothia 3y agoIf Israel's enemies got to the point where they could make serious inroads and and news channels were full of Hamas and Hezbollah atrocities public opinion would flip in a second.
- wslh 3y agoIn realpolitik terms it is an acting what governments (e.g. Biden worried about 2024 elections) around the world are doing. The support continue behind the scenes. Israel is strategic.
- rbanffy 3y agoIt is, now. Remember https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39948055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39948055
- wslh 3y agohttps://archive.is/YTFF9 https://archive.is/YTFF9
- hdlothia 3y ago[flagged]
- piva00 3y agoIsrael squandered it since Bibi allowed Hamas to flourish for his own personal political ambitions way back in 2009 [1]. [1] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/a-brief-history-of-the-netanyahu-hamas-alliance/0000018b-47d9-d242-abef-57ff1be90000 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-20/ty-article-op...
- sshine 3y ago> Israel squandered an opportunity to actually get rid of Hamas. How?
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- wslh 3y ago[flagged]
- yawpitch 3y ago[flagged]
- jqpabc123 3y agoYes, this is one of the "features" of religion --- it leads incompetents to "believe" they are special without reason --- just by existing. In a word --- zealotry.
- yawpitch 3y agoPersonally always considered it a bug in human consciousness rather than a feature of religions. I suppose that’s why I’m far more drawn to the religions that tend to focus more on acts than faith.
- jqpabc123 3y agoWithout faith, you have philosophy, not religion. But philosophy often isn't enough to keep the masses engaged and enthralled. Buddhism started as a philosophy --- but over time, many just couldn't resist the urge to introduce faith and mysticism in the form of reincarnation --- something Buddha never taught. This happens with most religions --- including Christianity. Paul (aka Saul of Tarus) borrowed a lot from pagan mysticism that Jesus never taught.
- yawpitch 3y agoI know… hence why I prefer Sikhism (newer) and Jainism (older, Mahavir inspired Gautama Siddhartha, who — I feel, given the history of the East to West trade or the time — may well have inspired the Nazarene… who Saul then promptly corrupted beyond recognition). Feature and scope creep still points to a bug in the core of the faithful more than in the core of the faith, though.
- wslh 3y agoThe Hagana was not religious and was formed by really smart people. I recommend to read "The Revolt" [1] by Menachem Begin [2] to have a good picture. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolt [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_Begin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_Begin
- candiodari 3y ago[flagged]
- professoretc 3y agoThe journalist who wrote the article is an Israeli Jew.
- candiodari 3y agoI don't mean the journalist. I mean the first of 2 people getting interviewed.
- myth_drannon 3y agoI'm glad Haaretz translated such an important article. Shlomi Eldar is an amazing journalist and each of his articles is a must read.