Israeli leader had been facing the heat over Gaza, but Tehran’s direct assault now makes it hard for allies to rein in support.
Iran isn’t a phantom boogeyman any more — and that’s a godsend for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who can now turn Saturday’s drone and missile barrage by Tehran to his political advantage, as he pursues his war in Gaza, and potentially in Lebanon.
Netanyahu has long been scoffed at for detecting the long hand of the mullahs behind almost every threat to Israel’s security, and has been widely accused of exaggerating the risks of a direct attack from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Now, Netanyahu can claim the mask has dropped and that the real enemy is clear after the Islamic Republic’s unprecedented bombardment crossed what for decades was an unthinkable red line. It is the first time Iran has launched a direct attack on the state of Israel, and Mohammad Jamshidi, a deputy chief of staff to Iran’s president, said the “strategic equation” had now changed between Tehran and Israel.
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Jesus Christ, did Israel not murder one of Iran’s fucking people? And yet when Iran strikes back, that suddenly makes it okay for Israel to be a genocidal warmonger? What in the fucking logic is this world holy fuck
Not letting Israel be a genocidal warmonger is antisemitism. /s
Several people of them, while attacking the Iranian diplomatic building
This thing did not start with Israel’s attack on Iran.
No, but that was the latest escalation. And a pretty big one.
now makes it hard for allies to rein in support
Which they were totally doing before now /s
Just a few dozen more war crimes and they might feel very concerned about supporting a genocide.
it makes it easier for the allies to continue to support the apartheid state.
It also makes Israel somehow look like a victim.
It also helps move the narrative away from the man made famine that is being used as collective punishment.
All of these things are useful to Bibi.
They had zero difficulty doing it before hand.
“How do we get people to stop thinking we’re starting a war and committing genocide?” “Start another war with people they already had a war with.” Sad it will fucking work because now everyone will use this as an excuse to support them while ignoring the genocide and the fact that they instigated this.
Joke’s on you, I wanted you to punch me back after I sucker punched you. You’ve played right into my hand, you fool. \s
tbf Isn’t that how the US took half of Mexico
I mean it’s a tried and true strategy. Same rules as playground fights - the person who responds gets punished and the instigator gets away with it. It’s equally dumb on the playground as in geopolitics
People get older, but they rarely grow up.
