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  1. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    That's not "weird", that's just a mask worn over a psyop organization.
  2. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    But only when it happens in Israel does it become a huge media circus with condemnations from world leaders, involving the EU, the UN, and the president of the US all pitching in their opinion, and all the major MSM blaming Israel even before the investigation even starts, much less concluded...
  3. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    No, I'm pretty sure all of those were killed (most of them) or arrested (one or two) at the scene. It's rooting out their support, the ones who helped them plan this, provide them with weapons etc. Strike at the infrastructure.
  4. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1x72g7mq Firefights in Jenin, the West Bank city that's a huge center of Palestinian terror. 3 terrorists dead so far, 1 Israeli soldier lightly wounded.
  5. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    It's not done yet, but some sources say it's very close.
  6. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    Iran and its lapdogs across the board are getting bold in anticipation of signing the horrendous nuclear treaty which stabs US allies in the back.
  7. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    It's not going to go down quite exactly that way, since I don't think Iran can throw a powerful invasion force all the way to Israel logistically speaking, even when they'll have an open corridor through Iraq and Syria (which they already partially have) and Lebanon. And they'll not be able to...
  8. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    Nobody knows, but the west's reaction to Ukraine is going to have an emboldening effect. They know that if they can launch a war, and if they manage to put Israel on thd back foot (not easy to do), the west's response is going to be fairly milqtoast. That, and the war in Ukraine may create a...
  9. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    The latter. The opposition, headed by Bibi, has recently defeated 2 attempts on voting-in laws that the coalition made. Bibi makes every effort to humiliate the coalition and proclaim it incompetent. He's dying to take the premiership back.
  10. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    Remains to be seen. This is all stories and media-peddled rumor mills as far as I'm concerned. I want to see all the parties actually sign an agreement before I believe it. The Knesset is currently extremely fractured and is one huge convoluted mess.
  11. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    That's awesome. From the Israeli side I can tell you that the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv is packed with Israelis boarding flights to vacation in Dubai, so much that there are concerns over people brawling. The government is intervening, and Israeli news media wouldn't shut...
  12. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    I was already aware of this. My feelings are exactly "thanks, Biden". It looks like the momentum for regional normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab countries that Trump has started is not going to continue under Biden. It works in the left's favor, both in Israel and in...
  13. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    This is the most stupid and pointless argument, right after whether it's OK to call people termites. Move on already.
  14. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    Well, if Israel was actually invaded and Iranian tanks (or their proxies) were rolling down Israeli streets, murdering everything that moved, and the IDF were powerless to stop it... Yes, I would have appreciated if the US or anyone else could swoop in to stop Holocaust MK II.
  15. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    Yep. Operation Nickel Grass is the best example.
  16. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    I know much of the US public is averse to getting involved in another Middle Eastern war. I think if the US had our backs diplomatically, and continued to sell us the weapons and other supplies we need for the conflict, that would be enough. If the US wants to throw in an air, drone or cruise...
  17. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    The whole conflict in the Middle East is fascinating really, it's a giant chess game and Game of Thrones IRL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_proxy_conflict More on Iranian proxies involved in virtually...
  18. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    I would definitely not count on the UN, no. That organization is corrupt beyond belief, and there are plenty of countries sympathetic to Iran on there. But yes, the goal is to stand united against Iran so Israel, the Gulf countries and Saudia can't be defeated in detail, and to coordinate their...
  19. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    The nuke thing is just an icing on the cake. Iran has active proxies and partial government control in 4 countries (Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon) and considerable influence on others, such as Gaza. Iran has an arsenal of ballistic missiles capable of reaching throughout the middle east, and...
  20. GoldRanger

    Middle East News Thread

    Oh hell yes.
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