Israel declares War - Destruction of Gaza / Growing conflict in Middle East

[gry60]

So much for the narrative that "Israel does the bidding of the US:"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/israel-trump-netanyahu-lebanon-ceasefire-kushner/

And there appears to be a new X-factor in Israel’s peace plan for Lebanon: Russia, a country whose ties with Trump complicated his first term. According to the Israeli official, the proposal calls for Moscow to prevent Hezbollah from rearming via Syrian land routes, which for years have been the main conduit for arms from Iran, the militant group’s main patron.

Russian officials visited Israel on Oct. 27 to discuss the plan, according to the Israeli official. Dermer made a secret trip to Russia last week for follow-up discussions, the Israeli and U.S. officials said.
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to a request for comment. The U.S. official said Russia would not be involved in the implementation or supervision of a cease-fire agreement.

On the competing claims over Moscow’s involvement, Lowenstein said, “it’s possible that both are true: no role for the Russians now under Biden, but a big one later when Trump takes over.”

Russia, an ally of Iran, has maintained a presence in Syria since sweeping in during the country’s civil war in support of President Bashar al-Assad, working hand-in-hand with Hezbollah to brutally crush the armed uprising against his government. Now, Israel appears to be counting on Russia to pressure the Syrian president into cutting off Hezbollah’s supply lines.

Israel cares about Israel first.

 

[Belgium]

I'll admit to being one of those people who never really followed the conflict prior to 10/7.

Nothing wrong with that, everyone’s gotta start somewhere. Modern history shows that genocide is viewed as relatively insignificant. The Saudi coalition’s strategy of bombing and mass starvation in their war against Yemen for example is mostly ignored despite at least 100k deaths and estimates in the 300k range.

 

[Raji Lowenthal]

Nothing wrong with that, everyone’s gotta start somewhere. Modern history shows that genocide is viewed as relatively insignificant. The Saudi coalition’s strategy of bombing and mass starvation in their war against Yemen for example is mostly ignored despite at least 100k deaths and estimates in the 300k range.

It's not a good place to start. I feel like we're living in the misinformation age. Is the US supplying the arms in the SA- Yemen war as well?