This is a major escalation that could greatly expand the war and drag hezbollah deeper into the war, which was already involved in skirmishes with Israel in Lebanese regions that Israel occupies.
Note: the verbiage of the article is minimizing the focus on Israel, and they spend half the article justifying the attack as “not an attack on Israel” an effort to minimize how much of an escalation this is.
Does Israel have a long term strategy other than “kill them all”? Is there any point where they want to coexist with us?
No need to answer. Studying the history of colonialism and ethnic cleansing in North America and Australia provides us with a clue to what they would do if they could.
I think Israel lives on its people considering Arabs their enemy. It makes them tolerate a lot more from their government that they otherwise wouldn’t.
I think they rather suffocate Palestinians slowly rather than end them all at once.
Sounds like someone doesn’t like ‘finding out’ as much as they thought they would.
Nothing justifies war crimes but this is exactly what we expected from Israel. Anyone who knows it’s true self expected this. The Palestinian resistance was betting on it expanding to a regional conflict.
Could Israel Carry Out Another Nakba?
Expulsionist sentiment is common in Israeli society and politics. To ignore the warning signs is to abdicate responsibility.
April 19, 2023
https://jewishcurrents.org/could-israel-carry-out-another-nakba
The mistake was [some of us Arabs] assuming they’d ever change if we made peace with them.
It might have something to do with your flawed idea of what ‘make peace’ means.
Awful.
Maybe this is the beginning of the Great Filter.
How is this different than Russia/Ukraine?
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Note: the verbiage of the article is minimizing the focus on Israel, and they spend half the article justifying the attack as “not an attack on Israel” an effort to minimize how much of an escalation this is.
Note: The verbiage of the article is like that because it’s Reuters, and is reporting only the known facts without any speculation or hyperbole
OP is most likely more used to tabloid journalism and people screeching their opinions, and so reads articles in a biased mindset
The article is full of speculation, opinions and commentary instead of merely presenting facts.
What speculation, opinion or commentary is there in the article?
With the constant attacks from Lebanon into Israel and Lebanon sheltering hamas and hezbollah terrorists is there any benefit in not escalating?
With the constant attacks from Lebanon into Israel and Lebanon sheltering hamas and hezbollah terrorists is there any benefit in not escalating?
Lebanon and hezbollah did not attack Israel in occupied Palestine. They have only attacked them in Lebanon territory that Israel occupies, your framing is misinformation and incorrect.
Hezbollah has shot missiles into Israel territory frequently and that’s a good thing. Since October 7th they have shot at precise military targets in relation to border skirmishes.
Senior Hamas leadership is a separate entity from the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, who does have authority to take action without authorization from Hamas (and does frequently). Which is why the escalation and assassination is a bit puzzling, but I do feel Hezbollah being brought into the conflict as a much stronger force is a good thing if it means the destruction of the occupation and genocide being committed by Israel.
Those borders you’re speaking of at borders between hezbollah-controlled Lebanon and Israeli-controlled Lebanon. They’re Lebanese regions not Palestinian.
Not that I would condemn attacking the Israeli military in Israel itself, but just clarifying bases in my knowledge.
It’s obvious that the only reason Israel did this assassination is to provoke hezbollah. Their failure in gaza calls for trying with Lebanon. Israel seems desperate.
