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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Mon Oct 9, 2023, 02:38 PM Oct 2023

Benjamin Netanyahu to give speech any moment now. CNN is covering.

The speech has been postponed at least once tonight. I think it's 9:30pm in Israel now.

Sounded like platitudes. He's appointing a minister for the hostages.

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Benjamin Netanyahu to give speech any moment now. CNN is covering. (Original Post) Tomconroy Oct 2023 OP

I turned it off. roamer65 Oct 2023 #1

Apparently he called for a unity government. Tomconroy Oct 2023 #2

Well that is pretty big news, right? senseandsensibility Oct 2023 #3

see post 4 Celerity Oct 2023 #5

It is disingenuous. The opposition, immediately in the aftermath of the attacks called him and Celerity Oct 2023 #4

I guess I should have know it was too good to be true senseandsensibility Oct 2023 #6

roamer65

(37,974 posts)

1. I turned it off.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 02:52 PM

Oct 2023

Just like I do other fascists.

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

2. Apparently he called for a unity government.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 02:54 PM

Oct 2023

I guess that's the big news.

senseandsensibility

(25,543 posts)

3. Well that is pretty big news, right?

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 03:02 PM

Oct 2023

Especially considering recent history.

Celerity

(54,907 posts)

5. see post 4

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 03:05 PM

Oct 2023

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218344831#post4

Celerity

(54,907 posts)

4. It is disingenuous. The opposition, immediately in the aftermath of the attacks called him and

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 03:02 PM

Oct 2023

offered full support to him as long as he suspended his fascist judicial reform attempts until after the crisis, and as long as he did not include 2 ultra radical (the type who say all Palestinians must leave Israel (and any land the radicals say is Israel) or be militarily removed) members of his coalition.

Netanyahu refused to even discuss any of it.

This all was just explained real time on MSNBC.

senseandsensibility

(25,543 posts)

6. I guess I should have know it was too good to be true

Reply to Celerity (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 03:10 PM

Oct 2023

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