Israel is losing the war against Hamas – but Netanyahu and his government will never admit it (europe-solidaire.org)

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The official narrative has been that Hamas is weakened, but in reality the IDF’s doctrine of massive force is failing, writes Paul Rogers, emeritus professor of peace studies at UK's Bradford University.

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[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 39 points 9 months ago

It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war. It's not a war.

They're not at war. They're doing genocide.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago

It's critical to note, as you point out, that until you know what the goal is you can't say whether they are winning or losing.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 6 points 9 months ago

I mean, the Tet Offensive didn't really have a goal except to make the occupiers take the opposition seriously.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 9 points 9 months ago

"I didn't want to win just one fight, but also all future fights" - Ender the Genocide

(great books, decent movie, too bad some are using it as a manual)

[-] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

The author did not age well...

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

Meh... check out Cellini, Wagner, Dalí, Hubbard... as artists go, Card is just "meh".

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