What I'm reading is that Hamas may have been counting on Hezbollah to start an attack from the north, which definitely would have placed Israel into an existential crisis. Hezbollah has not moved, and there seems to be some suggestions that Iran is behind that, and that Hamas feels "abandoned" by Iran. If so that would mean Iran, of all …
What I'm reading is that Hamas may have been counting on Hezbollah to start an attack from the north, which definitely would have placed Israel into an existential crisis. Hezbollah has not moved, and there seems to be some suggestions that Iran is behind that, and that Hamas feels "abandoned" by Iran. If so that would mean Iran, of all countries, is showing more restraint in this current crisis than Israel's government is. (It's not unprecedented; recall that Trump ordered a hit on an Iranian general, and Iran did not respond, at least overtly.).
To me it all comes back to Bibi. He was warned months ago that Hamas was planning an action, yet he pulled most troops to the West Bank to guard the Jewish holy sites. The thought has occurred to me that Bibi allowed this attack to happen to gain the "rally around the flag" effect, and possible use that to push through his authoritarian "reforms." If so, that has failed as well. Ironically, the national unity government that just formed may have pushed out the most radical elements from the Cabinet. There is also a building protest movement about the fact that the hostages have only barely been acknowledged by the Netanyahu government. The anger within Israel is very real, and great deal of it is directed towards Bibi. This attack may profoundly change Israel in the not-too-distant future.
What I'm reading is that Hamas may have been counting on Hezbollah to start an attack from the north, which definitely would have placed Israel into an existential crisis. Hezbollah has not moved, and there seems to be some suggestions that Iran is behind that, and that Hamas feels "abandoned" by Iran. If so that would mean Iran, of all countries, is showing more restraint in this current crisis than Israel's government is. (It's not unprecedented; recall that Trump ordered a hit on an Iranian general, and Iran did not respond, at least overtly.).
To me it all comes back to Bibi. He was warned months ago that Hamas was planning an action, yet he pulled most troops to the West Bank to guard the Jewish holy sites. The thought has occurred to me that Bibi allowed this attack to happen to gain the "rally around the flag" effect, and possible use that to push through his authoritarian "reforms." If so, that has failed as well. Ironically, the national unity government that just formed may have pushed out the most radical elements from the Cabinet. There is also a building protest movement about the fact that the hostages have only barely been acknowledged by the Netanyahu government. The anger within Israel is very real, and great deal of it is directed towards Bibi. This attack may profoundly change Israel in the not-too-distant future.
Oh, if only Bibi had to pay the price
He will, unfortunately others will pay first on a debt they don't owe.
Always