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30 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 24 Sep \ parent \ on: Massive Pro-Palestine Protests Rock Italy, 60 Officers Injured Politics_And_Law
I don't think that is in Bibi's nature, but even if he tried that, it would have been difficult from a domestic politics issue. From what I see now most Israelis are happy with the response, and international standing is secondary.
My perspective may be slanted because the only israelis I know are academics that I've met through work. Most of them are extremely unhappy with Netanyahu... one of them even said his son is likely going to jail for refusing to serve in the IDF over the war in Gaza.
But, yes, it's very likely that bibi's short-term political concerns outweigh any international considerations, or even any long-term strategic considerations.
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What drives me nuts when it comes to people I know that talk about Israel A LOT is how they act like Israel is united in their support for Bibi. The guy has always been divisive figure. Honestly, I wonder if the attacks on Israel basically created a similar thing to what we had in the US after 911. Where people were radicalized and pushed to support things they would never do otherwise. Anger was high in the US and I remember feeling it myself. I remember voting for Bush and being in support of it all. Later I remember realizing I allowed anger to cloud my thinking and how I fell into group think. I get the sense this pattern is not lost on Bibi and I would not be shocked to find out that he's capitalizing on it and maybe even allowed the events to occur. Nevertheless, he is not behaving like a civilized leader and if any other nation were doing these things the US would be critical...
What am I saying? The US has long supported terrible dictators for our own interests. The US has no credibility either.
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