Again, a nitpick. Whatever else it may be, I’m fairly confident that the statue of Jesus is neither a “relic” nor an “icon”, each term having a specific meaning inapplicable to a simple statue. Sometimes a statue is just a statue.
I imagine that some intrepid reporter will interview the soldier and uncover his “motive”. The IDF did the right thing in the way it promptly remedied the situation.
The larger issue is what the U.S. and Israel can do to tease the Lebanese state from the clutches of Hezbollah. One can only hope that the resolution is performance-linked and not the usual “Israel gives up something tangible and hard won for promises that are reversible at whim.”
And that smashing of the statute got more press than the slaughter of christians by islamists in Africa ever got. Never mind the disrespect shown, the fact that they even filmed it , then posted it, means they are too stupid for words.
And it is interesting that suddenly Jews are supposed to forget the last 2 thousand years of persecution, and genocide at the hands of christians because some of them are now Israel's friends. Meanwhile, we have seen that judenhass mindset reemerge in Europe in the last few years with abundance and glee..
I am not as confident as Amit is that time works in the favor of the US, but I certainly hope he is right and my instincts are wrong. I also am more concerned than Amit (who made no mention of this) that the US has waived sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil transactions for an additional period of time. When your enemies are down, you finish them off, you don’t throw them lifelines.
Amit you hit the nail on the head but left out one important factor. Iran’s clock is much shorter than that of the United States. It run out when they run out of space to store oil currently being pumped. When that happens they have to shut down oil wells which results in immense if not irreparable damage. The biggest risk is that the terms the US proposes will be toolimited with a 15 year cap on enrichment and no limits on ballistic missiles.
How many synagogues have been desecrated lately? How many Christians have the Muslims killed lately? While the soldier should have left it alone once again we have very different rules applied to us.
"On one side are the Revolutionary Guards and the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters"
Does this include Iran's regular army or just the IRGC?
It seems much of the US - Israeli attacks have focused on the IRGC leadership and only a few senior Army commanders have been killed, making it appear as though the Army is being encouraged to take over.
Again, a nitpick. Whatever else it may be, I’m fairly confident that the statue of Jesus is neither a “relic” nor an “icon”, each term having a specific meaning inapplicable to a simple statue. Sometimes a statue is just a statue.
I imagine that some intrepid reporter will interview the soldier and uncover his “motive”. The IDF did the right thing in the way it promptly remedied the situation.
The larger issue is what the U.S. and Israel can do to tease the Lebanese state from the clutches of Hezbollah. One can only hope that the resolution is performance-linked and not the usual “Israel gives up something tangible and hard won for promises that are reversible at whim.”
And that smashing of the statute got more press than the slaughter of christians by islamists in Africa ever got. Never mind the disrespect shown, the fact that they even filmed it , then posted it, means they are too stupid for words.
And it is interesting that suddenly Jews are supposed to forget the last 2 thousand years of persecution, and genocide at the hands of christians because some of them are now Israel's friends. Meanwhile, we have seen that judenhass mindset reemerge in Europe in the last few years with abundance and glee..
I am not as confident as Amit is that time works in the favor of the US, but I certainly hope he is right and my instincts are wrong. I also am more concerned than Amit (who made no mention of this) that the US has waived sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil transactions for an additional period of time. When your enemies are down, you finish them off, you don’t throw them lifelines.
The initial waiving of sanctions on Iran has ended and not been renewed. Only sanctions on Russian oil are still suspended.
Not sure what sanctions have been lifted on Iranian oil. Russian oil is feeding Europe.
Amit you hit the nail on the head but left out one important factor. Iran’s clock is much shorter than that of the United States. It run out when they run out of space to store oil currently being pumped. When that happens they have to shut down oil wells which results in immense if not irreparable damage. The biggest risk is that the terms the US proposes will be toolimited with a 15 year cap on enrichment and no limits on ballistic missiles.
How many synagogues have been desecrated lately? How many Christians have the Muslims killed lately? While the soldier should have left it alone once again we have very different rules applied to us.
Great insights!
"On one side are the Revolutionary Guards and the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters"
Does this include Iran's regular army or just the IRGC?
It seems much of the US - Israeli attacks have focused on the IRGC leadership and only a few senior Army commanders have been killed, making it appear as though the Army is being encouraged to take over.