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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Jun 7 15:47:01 2024, in response to Re: When Trump Wins…, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Jun 7 15:06:41 2024. Here's a link to the New Yorker article.https://archive.li/L0Dtb Note the date: January 12, 2021. That's before Biden took office. So, this article cannot be used as a basis for Israelis evaluating Trump vs. Biden. Also, note the article records praise for Trump and his embrace of Netanyahu from Netanyahu supporters. That's less than Israel's Jewish population, even in 2021. The quoted naysayers were part of Israel's defense establishment who realize the liabilities associated with ignoring the Palestinians. A lot has changed in Israel, since October 7th. Netanyahu and his supporters convinced the Israeli public the Palestinians could be contained, while Israeli settlers were free to colonize where they wished. That illusion has been shattered, just as the illusion that Israel could occupy the Sinai was shattered in 1973. The hard truth is that occupying hostile territory requires more personnel than Israel's standing army. It would require a full and permanent mobilization. The chief casualty would be Israel's economy. There's also Netanyahu's increasing unpopularity within Israel. The two factors are Netanyahu's stalling about getting the hostage return and his continued favoritism of the ultra orthodox minority to stay in office. |
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