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Territorial expansion was probably always Israel's goal of this, with a bonus of weakening a regional rival.
by outside1234 6mo ago
Territorial expansion was probably always Israel's goal of this, with a bonus of weakening a regional rival.
- 21asdffdsa12 6mo ago[flagged]
- twobitshifter 6mo agoNo…attacks do not follow as a consequence from the action of giving land back. The conclusion from this reasoning would be to forever expand your borders. If it cannot be that the positive action of giving land causes an attack, think about what the real cause may be.
- School-Cotton 6mo agoThey have given back territory they don’t care about (Sinai), or “given back” territory but kept it under a permanent near-total blockade and military control (Gaza), but never given back territory they do care about and which is the main sticking point of the conflict (East Jerusalem and the West Bank). And they never will unless someone forces them to, which is unlikely.
- flyinglizard 6mo ago[flagged]
- ImPostingOnHN 6mo ago> 1. Assure there will not be forces It's not israel's place as the aggressor to "assure" anything. Lebanon (and Palestine) have *at least* as much right to be safe from israel as israel has to be safe from them. "Assuring" as used by you here should be taken in the same context as a controlling abuser "assuring" their spouse never disobeys them, or afrikaaners "assuring" that South Africans of other races have no power. > 2. Acquire a bargaining chip ahead of a future peace agreement with Lebanon Yes, this is territorial expansion as mentioned above. > 3. Signal to the Iranian axis and the rest of the Middle East that it has won this war Why would israel signal that Iran has won this war? Seems like they'd want to avoid attention on that.
- citrin_ru 6mo ago[flagged]
- ImPostingOnHN 6mo agoIt's clear that israel is an attacker here, and Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon are defending. Without attacks from israel and other israel backed groups, iran would not have attacked targets in israel. Even the most recent escalation started with israel (and the USA) attacking Iran a few weeks ago, not the other way around. Your take seems to hinge on holding an unfounded bayesian prior that israel is "the good guy" and therefore everything they do must be "defending". The world does not share this unfounded bayesian prior of yours, and thus remains unconvinced of the resulting conclusions drawn by israel and yourself. You will have to do a better job of convincing others, rather than simply asserting your opinions at them.
- spwa4 6mo ago[dead]
- RobertoG 6mo agoMan, Hezbollah was, literally, created as an answer to Israel attacks.
- Thlom 6mo agoDo you not read the news? Israel was bombing Lebanon DAILY and occupying parts of southern Lebanon throughout the so called ceasefire. All without Hezbollah firing a single shot in retalliation until Israel and the US attacked Iran DURING NEGOTIATIONS!
- PowerElectronix 6mo agoI think that expelling all shia muslims from the recently conquered territory is a bit more than defending oneself.
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- zorobo 6mo agoIn the 75 years of their existence it seems like they suck at expansion. They should take a page from Indonesia’s book for example. Or turkey.