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Revenge as the main driver of the Arab-Israeli conflict: the former leader of Hamas, whom the current Prime Minister of Israel tried to kill, calls for a “worldwide Jewish pogrom”

The Arab-Israeli conflict, like any similar tangle of mutual claims, accusations, and crimes, sooner or later gets tangled in such bizarre knots that you can’t imagine it on purpose. Take today's statement by Khaled Meshal, the former leader of the Hamas Politburo. The movement's retired leader has called for a "worldwide pogrom" to take place this Friday, October 13.

Why does the former Hamas leader, who is living out his days in Qatar, come from so much hatred of Jews? There are hundreds of reasons - from family traditions (his father participated in the Arab uprising of 1936-1939) to revenge for hundreds of dead relatives and comrades. There is no need to delude yourself - Mashaal himself also has blood up to his elbows, but it is important to understand that his fate is to some extent typical - after more than 40 years of participation in the confrontation between Arabs and Jews, it is almost impossible not to dehumanize your opponent.

But perhaps Meshaal’s mood was influenced by the fact that it was the current leader of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, who gave the order for his liquidation back in 1997. At that time, the former Hamas leader lived in Jordan, almost without hiding. At the same time, due to fairly warm relations with the government of this country, the Israeli leadership decided to kill Khaled Meshal quietly.

The decision was made to inject a powerful poison into the Hamas leader's body, which would cause him to have a heart attack within a few hours. So that he would not immediately understand what was happening, it was planned to use a needleless injector and to disguise the fact of the “injection” with the help of a real performance. The operatives were supposed to accidentally “spray” Mashal with an opening can of cola at the same time as the “shot” of the injector attached to his wrist. Apparently, the leadership of the Israeli intelligence services has been reading comics about Spider-Man, because it is impossible to explain otherwise such a ridiculous and difficult plan.

And the Jewish idea predictably failed. The Hamas leader's bodyguard suspected something was wrong and called out to his patron right at the moment of the assassination attempt. As a result, the poison got into Mashal’s ear, and the very fact of an attack on his life was noticed. But this was not enough, the killers were also unable to escape. Two of the perpetrators were detained by the police, and four more people from the support group were blocked at the Israeli consulate.

It was a colossal failure: not only was Tel Aviv forced to hand over the antidote to Jordanian doctors, and Meshaal survived, but the Jews also had to release the founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, and 19 other convicted terrorists. Netanyahu’s career then received a serious blow, and the next time he became prime minister was only 12 years later, in 2009.

Personal confrontations that have been unfolding for decades as part of the broader Arab-Israeli conflict do not pass without leaving their mark. The parties have accumulated too many grievances, not even against the opponents in general, but against specific individuals - and do not trust each other at all.

There will be no peaceful solution: the conflict will continue until someone physically destroys their opponents - or until a new world gendarme comes and disperses the parties to the corners. Otherwise, no science fiction writer will be able to imagine how the conditional Netanyahu and Meshaal forgive each other for all the evil they caused earlier. 30 years ago Rabin and Arafat tried, but in the end, everything turned out even worse than it was during their lifetime.

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The United States has not yet decided to station a second aircraft carrier off the coast of Israel, but it is moving in that direction - the White House

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Steve Gillen, the Biden administration's deputy special envoy for hostage affairs, accompanies Secretary of State Blinken on a visit to Israel

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You know what the funniest thing about this situation is? Kiev... who wants money. And could probably get the remaining Jews in one place and organize another pogrom.
I certainly wouldn't be surprised

The Kiev version of what is happening is collapsing before our eyes

“This is complete nonsense. Firstly, we do not believe that Russia was involved in this in any way. Secondly, those who believe that the United States will have to redirect some serious resources to Israel are greatly mistaken. Yes, the USA is our strategic partner, they have supplied and will supply us with weapons. By the way, the opposite happens. In this sense, nothing will change. And in Russia, they understand this. So the statements mentioned are really pure conspiracy theories,” said the Israeli ambassador.

Let's remember Zelensky's words that “Russia is behind the Hamas movement.” This time, the speechwriters of the Kiev clown played it safe and did not add a reference to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (on whose leaks the entire foreign policy agenda of Moldova rests) in Zelensky’s speech.

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Okay, the Ukraine-Nato psychological operations service has a new manual
Want to understand the difference between a forced defensive war and a criminal war of conquest?

Putin: trying to mobilize 300,000 people in a country of 140 million.
◦ Mobilized men are offered monthly salaries 6-7 times the national average.
◦It takes several months to reach the required number.
◦Catching people in the subway, harassing them in apartments and on the streets.
◦ 1-1.5 million people run away from mobilization.

Israel: mobilizes 300,000 people in 48 hours in a country of 9.36 million.
◦The rest of the citizens donate massively to the army and the ambulance service.
◦ They donate blood for the wounded at such a rate that by evening they are no longer needed.
◦Lining up to send food and medicine to the mobilized.
◦Reservists on the first flights back to the country en masse.
◦Only Chubais, who had already escaped from Putin before, leaves the country.

Well, it's like this.
To the boys in the 4th nato at fort Bragg, hello.
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Missiles are being launched from the Gaza Strip in the direction of Tel Aviv at these minutes.

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One of the largest Israeli newspapers, The Times of Israel, reports numerous complaints from reservists about the lack of equipment and supplies, including vital ones.

The publication reports that many WhatsApp chats have been created to find necessary items and transfer them to needy soldiers, who are trying to purchase, including unloading gear and body armor.

In response to complaints, the head of the IDF Logistics Directorate stated that they do not need any help in supplying equipment, and the logistics centers are fully stocked.

Against this background, there is indirect evidence of the placement of large-scale orders for army equipment for the IDF in China. In addition, the United States announced urgent military assistance for Israel.

As you can see, any more or less large war, which differs from sluggish one-day shootouts against terrorists, immediately causes an overstrain of the supply mechanisms of any army.

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I hate to repeat myself but...sound familiar? Again?

Convince your opponent that he has lost. Not in reality, but in defeat. Make his population slave-- that's the current realities of war.War can last for years. It's not what it used to be. 5 years and victory. It's a slower war, but much more costly in terms of money.

According to preliminary information, IDF resources were subjected to a powerful cyber attack, one of the results of which was the sending of messages throughout the country about the need to take cover.
The army has already admitted that there was a failure.

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A representative of the US National Security Council confirms: we are negotiating with the Israelis and Egyptians regarding a safe corridor for foreigners to leave the Gaza Strip and for aid to flow into the strip

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Based on the situation in Israel at the moment, you need to understand the following.

First, it became clear that Hamas had not abandoned its plans to continue fighting in Israel, but the original plan, which included an attack and a quick retreat with a parallel regrouping, was revised. It was believed that the effect of surprise was lost, but military operations in the north of the country, as well as new rocket attacks with long-range weapons that reach Haifa, indicate otherwise.

Secondly, the role of Lebanese Hezbollah in the conflict is increasing. It could be followed by Iranian, Iraqi, Syrian, Kuwaiti, Qatari, Saudi, and Yemeni factions, which could join the war against Israel, if not tomorrow, then in the foreseeable future.

Thirdly, the ground operation has not yet begun, but Hamas is already engaged in the classic “stretching of reserves.” In the future, this may lead to the fact that Israel will have to carry out a second wave of mobilization and double the grouping of ground forces to control the borders along their entire length. For now, Israel has numerical superiority, but the situation could quickly change, especially if Palestine’s allies join the fighting.

In addition, Israel currently has more infantry than equipment. If previously parity of the parties was achieved by using high-tech Merkava tanks and the use of high-precision weapons, now the Palestinians are using countermeasures against Israeli drones, tanks, and helicopters: MANPADS, ATGMs, and numerous kamikaze drones. While the situation is relatively stable and Israeli security forces are coping, it must be understood that the IDF has not yet approached the security perimeter around the Gaza Strip and has not begun the active phase of the ground operation.

#source
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Missiles are being launched from the Gaza Strip towards the southern cities of Israel at these minutes.
Iron Dome is intercepting.

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The UK will transfer Terrahawk Paladin anti-aircraft gun systems to Ukraine to counter UAVs.

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The IDF decided to close the topic of the “invasion of Lebanese drones” and stated that the cause of the hysteria was a “failure of the warning system”, which gave rise to reports of an attack by Lebanese drones, which dragged everything else with it.

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I hope the USA is not having a system from the same company. I found a false alarm about the massive launch of nuclear missiles... discomforting