Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was speaking on Thursday after Israeli and Hamas delegations left the ceasefire negotiations in Cairo.

It was unclear whether the talks had broken down or simply paused, but the failure to reach an agreement on this week’s round of meetings raised apprehension of an imminent Israeli attack on Rafah.

Netanyahu appeared to shrug off a public warning from the US president, Joe Biden, the previous night that if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major offensive on the city the US would not provide bombs and artillery shells to support the operation.

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  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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    OK. Do it.

    A) Most people don’t believe that the only way Israel is able to fight off the evil Palestinians is because of bid daddy US.

    B) The 13,000 Palestinian children you have murdered would’ve been happy to be able to defend themselves against fingernails.

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    lol did he think that made them sound strong or tough, or does he realize it makes him sound like an emotional manbaby?

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    “we”. mfer is sending other people to war. he is not involved in any fighting. eff outta here

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          I know y’all are quoting System of a Down, so I want to share a country song about exactly this…because the difference in the musical styles is neat. One of my favorites by Steve Earle: Rich Man’s War.

          It’s a song I’ve always loved for the direct message of rich people using poor folks as soldiers in wars…but also the way it weaves in a larger economic picture about the decisions by the rich that put people in the very desperate positions that they later exploit.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      A number of high profile Israel failkids have gotten themselves killed doing insane bullshit in Gaza since the bombing started. The war cabinet minister Gadi Eizenkot’s son headed a commando raid into northern Gaza in the middle of a bombing run. Very likely he was killed in friendly fire, under orders from his own father.

      Much like the 30 year old Brigadier General and his 20 subordinates who killed themselves dynamiting the home of a slaughtered Palestinian family, he’s become collateral damage in his country’s bloodthirsty rampage of revenge.

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
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    When you play the victim role one (or rather 50) times too many.

    According to Israel, everyone is against Israel

    Sometimes, when everything is shit, check your shoes instead of telling others that they are shit

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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      If you perfectly obey israel and wag your tail for them you are allowed to exist.

      The second anyone pushes back in the slightest against their Nazi regime trying to execute a Holocaust they are instantly slandered as Hamas.

      Israel has no qualms throwing loyal dogs that have been supporting them for their entire lives, just look at Genocide Joe getting labeled as Hamas the second he draws any lines.

      These are not people that can be negotiated with. The are extremist maniacs.

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    Sounds like they don’t need any help. Good to hear. Now maybe we can stop providing billions in support each year.

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    Maybe the US should just stop arming Israel and give the arms to Gaza instead and see how that plays out.

    I can’t believe this bullshit has gone on for so long

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      For sure, Hamas would never use the weapons for anything else than in a pure defensive manner. Can guarantee it.

      Hamas is a wholesome book club.

      /S

      • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip
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        Atleast they don’t use white phosphorus on civilians and blast children with tanks at point blank.

        /s oh wait the s is not required

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        my brother in christ, this is exactly the point. isis-ra-el is only emboldened by foreign weapons. cut that shit in half and give the other half to the palestinians and shit changes. without foreign support vis-a-vis british zionists in the 30s and 40s and current american tax money isis-ra-el would have been de-platformed already

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      Yea, give more weapons to terrorists. What could go wrong? The Lemmy community has truly gone insane

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    Pay attention to this, America. This is a desperate politician facing embarrassment, criminal prosecution, prolonged jail and international ridicule for the rest of his life if this “war” doesn’t perpetrate indefinitely. This is how trump will hold the US hostage if your boomer aunts and uncles in the swing state suburbs elect him again.

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        He won’t be able to stage a coup this time because he won’t be able to kneecap the defenses.

        They try it again they’re going to have more than just one Babbit.

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    Israel has already been preparing for this eventuality for years. They’re not as dependent on US aid as one might think. They had started working towards reducing their dependence on US military aid specifically because of US presidents trying to set milquetoast restrictions like, “Please stop committing war crimes so openly.” And our aid makes up much less of their GDP (though still something like $3+ billion/year). Likely they’ll just take their business elsewhere to countries more willing to ignore war crimes. We should still stop providing aid to them though, they’re a belligerent country and committing war crimes & genocide.

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      I kinda wanna see Israel start weapons development with China. Just to see people lose their shit.

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      take their business elsewhere to countries more willing to ignore war crimes.

      Like where? The US is basically the only country backing Israel right now, in spite of every other western country. I doubt Russia or China will jump at the opportunity, and pretty much all their middle eastern neighbors have “death to Israel” in their constitution.