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Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 attacks, was a top target for Israel. After months of Israel claiming that Sinwar was hiding in tunnels behind “human shields,” the Hamas leader was gravely wounded by tank fire when he was above ground and alone, as he sat on a chair covered in dust in a ruined apartment, according to drone footage released by the Israeli military.

Following the news of Sinwar’s death, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said in a post on X: “After recent conversations w/leaders of Israel, Saudi Arabia & UAE, I have real hope that Sinwar’s death creates truly historic opportunities for Israel’s security, cessation of fighting & regional peace & stability through normalization of relations. The moment must be seized.”

Just beneath the surface of Blumenthal’s remarks is a widely discussed mega-deal that would effectively create a U.S.-Gulf regime neo-colony in Gaza, commit the U.S. to going to war for Saudi Arabia, and plunge us deeper into a new cold war with China.

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 50 points 4 weeks ago

Idiots think war is just like a Nintendo game where you kill the enemy leader and everyone gives up, lmao. No wonder Israel can't seem to have any success in Lebanon.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 weeks ago

Yes, and that's why those in power are using this moment to try to sell us on this story, and it's chances of success.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 weeks ago

Don't see how it changes the conditions on the ground in Palestine, however.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 weeks ago

Narrative-wise, they become no longer Palastenians, but Saudis who are disobeying their King/Prince. It does NOT change anything for the better.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 weeks ago

They will remain fighting for their homeland, they aren't going to stop striking Israel.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 weeks ago

... are you somehow under the impression that I need to be convinced?

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 weeks ago

No, I am saying this isn't going to control the narrative.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 weeks ago

Let's hope you're right.

It does seem like some out-of-left-field weaksauce to me, but the absurdity is part of the populist newspeak playbook that has been disturbingly successful over the last decade or so.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 33 points 4 weeks ago

So once again foreign powers are re-drawing borders and assigning leaders to countries halfway across the world based on international politics?

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago

Democracy for everyone except the oppressed.

[-] arxdat@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Honestly, I don't think we've seen a true democracy since 508 BCE with the Athens in Greece :|

[-] arxdat@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I'm so confused. I can't keep up with any of this anymore. I don't know what I was expecting considering this is a massive circus. Please forgive my ignorance, but why the heck is the Saudi even being considered? I thought this whole thing with Israel was to secure the land for themselves.

I know I sound like a complete idiot, but I can't seem to be able to read this article--can someone point me to a resource I can read, even a book or video that helps clarify what the heck is going on. What a nightmare our world has become.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Many leaders in the middle east are American proxies. By extension they will obey Israel. America has to make concessions for it, by giving their leaders things they want such as F35 planes.

Israeli allies are:

  • Egypt
  • Saudi
  • UAE
  • Jordan
  • Turkey

The resistance is:

  • Palestine
  • Lebanon
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • Yemen

Keep in mind the population of all these countries hate Israel. Their leaders and army are compromised.

[-] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

The only Israeli ally in that list is Jordan. The other arab states you're saying are allies are definitely allied with the USA, but their leaders are trying to balance economic stability with geopolitical realities. Ex. the UAE joined BRICS because it's trying to build its sovereignty.

Yesterday i was listening to someone on yt that there was a leaked document that seems to indicate Saudi's have been involved in this conflict for a while now. I think the guest who was talking about this was "sami hamdi".

This just gives more credibility to that document.

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

You'd have to pay KSA double their oil money to take Palestine.

Probably better luck convincing Egypt or Iraq to take if we're actually gonna go down this utterly stupid route.

Also Hamas doesn't even have proper C&C. On top of the reality thay this isn't a videogame, practically nothing will change.

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