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Category Archives: Israel
Israel Is Doing A Great Job Minimizing Civilian Casualties In Gaza
Ophir Falk writes in the WSJ: Israel has already dismantled 18 of Hamas’s 24 battalions, incapacitated more than 21,500 Hamas terrorists—about two-thirds of its force, including two of the top four leaders—and destroyed significant terror tunnels. By contrast, it took … Continue reading
NYT: ‘The Regional War No One Wanted Is Here. How Wide Will It Get?’
This New York Times headline is false. Plenty of people want a wider war in the Middle East. Hamas launched the Oct. 7 attacks to encourage a wider war. Parts of Hezbollah, and parts the governments of Iran and Israel … Continue reading
Mearsheimer: ‘Israelis wouldn’t mind a general conflagration because that would facilitate ethnic cleansing.’
Different groups have different interests. When you believe your enemy threatens your existence, as Israelis believe about Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, no cards are taken off the table. What people are happy with the existence of enemies within them and … Continue reading
Understanding Israel’s War In Gaza
John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato write in their 2023 book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy: …when states believe their survival is at stake, they do not hesitate to kill large numbers of civilians if such murderous … Continue reading
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Looking For Signs Of Victory In Gaza (12-31-23)
01:00 The Guardian: As Gaza death toll mounts, Israelis look in vain for any sign of victory, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15383105:30 Do we need to talk about group differences, https://www.richardhanania.com/p/amy-wax-versus-the-midwit-gynocrats07:30 Nathan Cofnas influences Amy Waxhttps://twitter.com/MillennialWoes/status/174010090356543127708:00 Amy Wax: The Woke and the Asleep: Hanania’s … Continue reading