Saleh@feddit.org to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago'They need a Nakba': Former Israeli intelligence chief calls Gaza death toll 'necessary' - Aharon Haliva said mounting death toll will serve as 'a message for future generations'www.middleeasteye.netexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down13
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minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoIsrael needs that insecurity. They need enemies to unite against so that the country doesn’t fracture along the liberal/orthodox divide.
minus-squareDSN9@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoAny short term “forced” cohesion they build internally is now actually sowing the seeds of deeper long term fractures.
minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoSure, but as if the politicians in charge could think that far ahead :D
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoFascists always need external enemies in order to suppress legitimate dissent.
Israel needs that insecurity. They need enemies to unite against so that the country doesn’t fracture along the liberal/orthodox divide.
Any short term “forced” cohesion they build internally is now actually sowing the seeds of deeper long term fractures.
Sure, but as if the politicians in charge could think that far ahead :D
Fascists always need external enemies in order to suppress legitimate dissent.