• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    We’ve known for years that Netanyahu allowed suitcases full of money across the border into Gaza that could only be going to Hamas.

    But him going out and soliciting funding for Hamas…

    That’s a whole nother thing. I know Netanyhu was already likely on the way out before, but I can’t see how the Israelis let him stay in control after this.

    He’s literally the reason all this is happening because the only way his group maintains power is if voters are scared. So he created a reason for them to be scared.

    • Blizzard@lemmy.zip
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      8 months ago

      He’s literally the reason all this is happening

      There is not just one man behind this, despite how convenient this would be.

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          8 months ago

          I agree with you, but you might find the history of Zionism interesting. Before Israel, there was a sizable portion of Zionists that didn’t want Israel to exist in the middle east. There were also Zionists that didn’t want a ‘state’. They thought it was more important to have a safe place for a sizable Jewish population. There’s probably a lot of flavors of Zionism that you’d agree with. It’s the dominant Israeli Zionism that’s horrible.

          It’s a lot easier to say ‘Zionist’ though. Just thought I’d share in case you weren’t aware.

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            8 months ago

            In the link I provided above it says something very similar:

            While it had many strains historically, the Zionism that took hold and stands today is a settler-colonial movement, establishing an apartheid state where Jews have more rights than others. Our own history teaches us how dangerous this can be.

            Palestinian dispossession and occupation are by design. […]

            Apart from that when you say There’s probably a lot of flavors of Zionism that you’d agree with I must inform you that this is not the case.

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      8 months ago

      Netanyahu allowed suitcases full of money across the border into Gaza

      Was so shocked when I read this I took a look and found an Israeli language source

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    8 months ago

    This is damning for Israel but also for Hamas. Hamas is an Israeli plant.

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      8 months ago

      It’s the worst kept secret in the Middle East. Or would that be Israeli nukes? Bah I can’t keep up.

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    8 months ago

    Some $10 million was to buy fuel from Israel, needed to operate Gaza’s power station, $10 million to pay the salaries of government employees, and the final $10 million was to be given in $100 stipends to some 100,000 Gazan families in need.

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      8 months ago

      In another comment an article is linked saying the money was to maintain the ceasefire. Which could be plausible deniability, but the above also sounds reasonable.

      Edit: not sure if my lemmy client is fucked. This was supposed to be in response to @Maeve saying the money was to pay workers and help families in need.

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        8 months ago

        I suppose it gets hard to keep up with multiple stories, both teller and consumer. Is Clark’s law (as the response to Hanlon’s razor) applicable here?

        ETA: your post showed up in my notifications.

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    8 months ago

    No wonder, all far-right projects like his need a common enemy to unite against. If there’s none, just buy one.