• gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
    15·
    6 days ago

    Because Netanyahu doesn’t want to testify at his corruption trial and because the United States has not stopped giving them weapons to carry out this war, regardless of what they did and or who the US president was. Israel know there’s no limits on their behavior.

    • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      11·
      6 days ago

      Because Netanyahu doesn’t want to testify at his corruption trial

      Yes, that was one reason…

      and because the United States has not stopped giving them weapons to carry out this war, regardless of what they did and or who the US president was

      and that is another.

      But, this article buries the lede about what was probably the most compelling reason for Benjamin Netanyahu in making his decision to murder hundreds of people yesterday and today:

      Netanyahu has a deadline: his government must pass a national budget in two weeks, or face the prospect of his government collapsing, triggering new elections.

      Returning to war paved the way for Netanyahu to bring his far-right ally Itamar Ben Gvir back inside the coalition and beef up his governing majority. Ben Gvir had quit because of the January ceasefire with Hamas, and returned Tuesday with the resumption of the war.

      […]

      The strikes could last at least another two weeks until Israel passes its national budget, giving Netanyahu a stronger position in power and more flexibility to resume a ceasefire, analysts say.