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Israel/Palestine

thomski64

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1. ..I think you are exactly right..

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2024, 12:51 PM

Mar 14

..it's a calculated sacrifice. Like pawns, in this case more like two rooks and a knight. Their own people! Whatever else their brutal attack was cynically designed to provoke an overreaching response. Your analysis is spot on.

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Could Netanyahu be playing right into the hands of Hamas? [View all] Kablooie Mar 14 OP

..I think you are exactly right.. thomski64 Mar 14 #1

KNR TeamProg Mar 14 #2

I won't argue his motives w re: Hamas, but he has been "playing right in their hands" for years hlthe2b Mar 14 #3

Yes it was a set up for Israel and the US. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #4

I think you're exactly right, bluescribbler Mar 14 #5

Hamas didn't just expect Netanyahu to respond with an overwhelming force. Beastly Boy Mar 14 #6