#Israel / Gaza is only the beginning, Ben Gvir and Smotrich's goal is to "cleanse" the West Bank of Palestinians and clear the Al-Aqsa mosque of its Muslim worshippers [Ehud Olmert]
[...] The supreme goal of Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich is not primarily the conquest of the Gaza Strip. Nor is the settlement of the ruins of #Gaza the cherished aim of this group of messianic fanatics who have seized power in the State of Israel. Gaza is the introductory chapter, the platform they want to build as a foundation from which to wage the real campaign on which they have set their sights: the battle for the West Bank and the Temple Mount.
[...] Ultimately (or perhaps initially) Netanyahu is willing to forgo the captives and undermine the peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan which are a fundamental pillar of Israel's security infrastructure. He is willing to undermine relations with the US to the point of an open crisis with the most committed president in history to Israel's security, Joe Biden. Netanyahu understands that the continued reckless unraveling will isolate Israel in the international community as never before.
[...] As hard as it is, there is no escaping saying it: Netanyahu, this will end in much bloodshed. You have been warned.
@oatmeal@israel@palestine isn’t this what evangelicals in the US want too for the second coming of Christ to occur? The presence of so many in the US who welcome a major conflict involving Israel distorts the US policy in extremely dangerous ways.
@zombywoof@oatmeal@israel@palestine I only see one criminal, Netanyahu, the other one is just an obstacle to US/NATO domination of the world! The real danger are USA/NATO/Israel & Friends!
@oatmeal@israel@palestine just today, after the killing of one Israeli and three Palestinians, Smotrich was screaming for 'thousands' of homes to be built for settlers in the West Bank. What could the reasoning for that possibly be?