According to one Israeli intellectual, “the current situation (Hamas/IDF war) was made possible…due to the current political crisis in Israel whose government likely regarded provoking a war as its only chance to stay in power…”
Therefore, he is implying that Mossad, Shinbet & other Israeli intelligence agencies KNEW about the planned attack before-hand, but IDF DELIBERATELY chose not to thwart it, apparently under orders from the Prime Minister.
While I agree that Israeli intel agencies definitely knew about the Hamas plot, I do not, even for a second, believe that something that serious could be allowed to proceed, just to save Netanyahu’s government.
Very, very unlikely.
It was allowed to happen because intel agencies plus military plus political establishment unanimously agreed that such a war was in the interests of their country.
NOTE: According to various media outlets, including the BBC, “Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck…”
Therefore, any claims by Israeli government that they were ‘caught by surprise’, is definitely false.
Israel’s motive for ‘allowing this war to happen’ is quite complex; but Hamas’ motive is obvious.
Hamas’ motive for launching thousands of rockets into Israel are straight-forward – They (and all Palestinians) want to live in freedom, in their own country.
Palestinians have waited for generations for that to happen, yet as time goes on, more of their lands are grabbed, and their freedoms are curtailed more severely.
That is why this Hamas move has overwhelming support among Palestinians – they see no alternative.
While Hamas wouldn’t realistically expect to defeat Israeli military, they probably hope that, somewhere along the way, they would get military help from sympathetic countries.
Israel’s motive: In a way, Israel can be said to be the most powerful country in the world.
Their military and intel agencies regularly commit serious crimes against ‘friendly’ foreign entities, and these atrocities are always swept under the carpet.
For instance, Israeli forces have killed many American and Russian soldiers, without suffering any consequences.
There are many organisations – ADL & others – that claim to fight for human rights, equality…but in reality, they are used to intimidate people from talking about crimes Israel is involved in.
Israel is not ready to lose this extraordinary power, and be treated just like any other country.
And the way things are unfolding around the world, the fear people had for these organisations that protect Israel’s interests, is evaporating.
Soon, there will be total freedom of speech in the world.
People will discover many things that are currently hidden, because if you talk about it, you will be labelled as an ‘anti-something’, and cancelled.
What will happen, if for instance, the world finds out that the mass migration of people to Europe and North America is part of a huge racket, and Mossad is at centre of it?
At a minimum, Israel will be forced to let Palestine become an independent state, and return the Palestinian lands it has grabbed.
Israel and Palestine would become 2 independent states, probably with UN forces guarding the border.
Israel will do anything to prevent that from happening – even if it means escalating the war with HAMAS to World War III.
Will they provoke Hezbollah, so the war can ‘expand’, hoping Iran will get involved?
Israeli government is also hoping to take advantage of their control of global information flow, to make fake news favourable to them appear real, and use that as excuse to commit all sorts of atrocities against Palestinians.
For instance, pro-Israeli media and social media accounts spread fake news that Hamas ‘beheaded 40 Israeli babies’…an allegation that was refuted by credible sources inside Israel.
Already, there is evidence that Israel has committed crimes against humanity in Gaza, when they cut electricity, water and gas to the territory, leading to patients, including babies, dying in hospitals after vital medical equipment malfunctioned.
Will the world stand by as Israel sets out to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza?
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