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In reply to the discussion: UN says Israeli tanks burst through gates of peacekeeper base [View all]NickB79
(20,406 posts)23. Literally no Israeli government would ignore 8000+ rocket attacks in a year
Any replacement for the current government you could find would be mounting a ground invasion at this point, after so many attacks.
And "reestablishing control"? Control from whom, exactly, if Israel withdrew? Who could possibly be fighting with the Lebanese army for military control over southern Lebanon? Come on, I know you can get this one.
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The same organization that reports the Hamas Gaza Government's casulty reports at 100% fact
AZLD4Candidate
Oct 2024
#1
That was not "their own investigation" - your own source is quite clear about that
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2024
#32
I guess Israel has the "right to defend herself" from the United Nations by gassing peacekeepers..
mountain grammy
Oct 2024
#2
"It did not say who fired the shells or what sort of toxic substance it suspected."
Beastly Boy
Oct 2024
#9
From Oct 8th to late September, Israel killed about 10 times as many in Lebanon as Hezbollah killed in Israel
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2024
#8
The only ones who can remove the Likud from the Govt. are the Israeli voters,
MarineCombatEngineer
Oct 2024
#15