Saleh@feddit.org to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-square43fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down13cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoIsrael needs that insecurity. They need enemies to unite against so that the country doesn’t fracture along the liberal/orthodox divide.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoFascists always need external enemies in order to suppress legitimate dissent.
minus-squareDSN9@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoAny short term “forced” cohesion they build internally is now actually sowing the seeds of deeper long term fractures.
minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoSure, but as if the politicians in charge could think that far ahead :D
Israel needs that insecurity. They need enemies to unite against so that the country doesn’t fracture along the liberal/orthodox divide.
Fascists always need external enemies in order to suppress legitimate dissent.
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