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Why Israel Is Not Allowed to Win Wars

JL;DR SUMMARY In his essay, Daniel Saunders explores why Western governments and societies seem reluctant to allow Israel to decisively win conflicts, particularly against groups like Hamas. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasCeasefireMilitary StrategyMiddle East ConflictDiplomacyGlobalismCultural RelativismWestern PoliticsTechnocratic Ideology

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Israel has constantly been criticised for the alleged number of Gazan casualties."
Iran
"Israeli move against Hamas or Iran, but I am not feeling hopeful about this either."
England, United Kingdom
"will be coming back in shrouds; even if more are alive, Hamas will want to retain them as bargaining chips.Some commentators are still wondering, or hoping, that the ceasefire deal is a ruse or a pay-off for some future American-backed Israeli move against Hamas or Iran, but I am not feeling hopeful about this either.However, something that interests me, which I havent seen other people speak about, is why the West has been so keen on a deal like this for so long, really since the early days of the conflict. The deal is similar to that proposed by former U.S. President Joe Bidens administration in the past and is now seemingly pressed forward by the incoming Donald Trump administration.When Joe Biden was in office (but not in power), its hard to say who actually drew up and approved the deal, but this is the sort of thing that has long been pushed for in the capitals of Britain, France"
London, United Kingdom
"Hence, the need to maintain the idea that Gazans are basically good people, that they do not support Hamas, but are their victims just as much as Israelis, if not more so."
Canada
"Joe Bidens administration in the past and is now seemingly pressed forward by the incoming Donald Trump administration.When Joe Biden was in office (but not in power), its hard to say who actually drew up and approved the deal, but this is the sort of thing that has long been pushed for in the capitals of Britain, France, and Canada too, to judge from their public rhetoric.While Donald Trumps motivation to shut down wars involving U.S. allies ASAP to appease the isolationists in his party seems fairly obvious, I want to look at why what Ive referred to in the past as the technocrat class: the centre-Right, centre-Left, and further Left parties still holding power in many Western countries that have been pushing for a deal like this for a year or more and constantly undermining Israels attempts to win the war militarily.These parties of the Left and centre are broadly globalist in terms of support for both global free trade and for international organisati..."

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