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The ball is in Netanyahu’s court. How he responds will either expand or …

conclude the conflict. Let me be clear. No one are angels in the current escalation. While I firmly put the initial blame on Hamas, Netanyahu response wasn’t optimal in IMO. Iran is Iran … that hasn’t changed. They are fanatics. That said, it appears they are letting Netanyahu decide the fate of this current escalation.

This is what happens when irrational actors get in a conflict. Let’s hope they have enough sense for a compromise.

[Post edited by Blah at 04/13/2024 8:16PM]

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Posted: 04/13/2024 at 8:10PM

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