"Cut the C**p," Indeed
Most of Netanyahu's critics enabled his worst errors, the exact policies they criticize and blame him for now.
A bereaved father spike with Netanyahu today, quoted on a telegram channel: https://t.me/lieldaphna . Here is a higher translated version of the telegram post”
"Very difficult words from Elhanan Danino, Uri's father who was executed in Gaza in a conversation with Netanyahu whose recording was published here - Sir, my son was murdered in the tunnels you built. They were built on your watch, with concrete and the money you put into the strip for 15 years
More from Elhanan Danino: close the office for ten minutes a day and think for ten minutes how you bring Jewish value to the people. The disaster happened because of the division. wake up please
Increase unity and love of Israel, stop with spins. you are a leader. Clean up the cr**."
It's all true, especially the need to increase live and understanding, but the critics are almost all full of crap too, because they were MORE dovish and against doing what needed to be done to change the situation in Gaza over the last twenty years, and even more in favor of 'helping Gaza build' and 'humanitarian gestures' to lighten security, let more workers in (in the end many of whom were Hamas spies). So yes I agree Netanyahu bears responsibility. He played along with the conceptzia, but so did almost all the jerks criticizing him now (not including the quoted bereaved father who gets a free pass for anything he could possibly say, but it's a common line of political attack these days).
Another thing Netanyahu did which lead directly to this event was releasing Sinwar and a thousand other murderers to get back a soldier in 2014 (Gilad Shalit). I notice that was not mentioned, because essentially that is what the father was advocating for more of. Perhaps it's time to end the cycle? Will we ever be willing to make the hardest choice and refuse to sacrifice strategic positions in order to feel better about ourselves now, even at the cost of much more death and destruction later?
A disconnected thought I had today, and AI helped me make an image for it:
Isn't it interesting how most Americans don't yet realize they are at war with the Islamic Republic of Iran? The leader of one side in the global conflict between the western democracies and their allies v. the autocrats and tyrants, pretends they are not in a war at all and still have the luxury of choosing whether to be involved. Let me clear it up for you: Iran is coming for you, Europe and America. But you are in luck that they feel the need to take us out first, and since that won't happen you can keep sleepwalking a while longer. You are welcome.
I also want to warmly recommend this fantastic interview with Douglass Murrey, whom I nominate for ‘righteous gentile of the year,’ helping us remember what it is we are fighting against, and what for me and why they difference matters.
https://youtu.be/O7F7Pq-XI40?si=uvxY-pz8tty2eIH8