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Smotrich talking about annexation of parts of Lebanon
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/smotrich-calls-for-annexation-of-southern-lebanon/
Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country’s south, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says, as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in the area in an escalating military assault against Hezbollah.
The comments by Smotrich are the most explicit yet by a senior Israeli official on seizing Lebanese territory in a fight Israel says targets Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
As the article says, you can take it with a grain of salt: "Smotrich, leader of a small far-right party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, often makes comments that go beyond official Israeli policy." But they also add some additional hints: "Netanyahu’s office does not immediately respond to a request for comment on the remarks. Defense Minister Israel Katz hinted earlier this month at plans to capture land, saying Lebanon could face “loss of territory” if it did not disarm Hezbollah."
Lebanon is counting on the rest of the world to stop Israel, which, good luck with that:
"A Lebanese official tells Reuters that Beirut is still counting on foreign powers to put enough pressure on Israel to put an end to the war, through an offer from President Joseph Aoun to hold direct talks."
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The Lebanese government is in a difficult position right now because they actually do want the IDF to blow Hezbollah up for them. But Netanyahu benefits politically from having an enemy at the gates, so he's not going to do that unless he can annex parts of Lebanon as spoils for his supporters in exchange.
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On March 24 2026 22:59 Jankisa wrote:
I don't need a source man, you can go back to this thread and read antisemitic screeching you posted previously, two things that immediately come to mind are your sharing of Candance Owens bullshit conspiracy theories on how Israel killed Charlie Kirk and how they faked October 7th.
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In the same way, you keep on watching and sharing antisemites, which makes you an atisemite. It's a pretty simple equation.
Recognizing Netanyahu's evil deeds is not antisemitic. Questioning Israel's actions is not antisemitic. I am an advocate of a great many jewish led orgs and their great leaders . Read my posts. From ARI to Project Innocence to Allan Greenspan to Bob Rae... I can go on and on forever.
Is this the custom crocheted, micro beanie of an anti-semite? I think not.
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On March 31 2026 00:16 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On March 24 2026 22:59 Jankisa wrote:
I don't need a source man, you can go back to this thread and read antisemitic screeching you posted previously, two things that immediately come to mind are your sharing of Candance Owens bullshit conspiracy theories on how Israel killed Charlie Kirk and how they faked October 7th.
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In the same way, you keep on watching and sharing antisemites, which makes you an atisemite. It's a pretty simple equation. Recognizing Netanyahu's evil deeds is not antisemitic. Questioning Israel's actions is not antisemitic. I am an advocate of a great many jewish led orgs and their great leaders . Read my posts. From ARI to Project Innocence to Allan Greenspan to Bob Rae... I can go on and on forever. Is this the custom crocheted, micro beanie of an anti-semite? I think not.
Buddy, when you stop posting blatant anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and say you were a moron for doing that, maybe I can update my assessment of you.
In the meantime, go back to your episode of Candance or Fox news or whatever source of misinformation you are currently rotting your brain with.
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On March 31 2026 00:16 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On March 24 2026 22:59 Jankisa wrote:
I don't need a source man, you can go back to this thread and read antisemitic screeching you posted previously, two things that immediately come to mind are your sharing of Candance Owens bullshit conspiracy theories on how Israel killed Charlie Kirk and how they faked October 7th.
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In the same way, you keep on watching and sharing antisemites, which makes you an atisemite. It's a pretty simple equation. Recognizing Netanyahu's evil deeds is not antisemitic. Questioning Israel's actions is not antisemitic. I am an advocate of a great many jewish led orgs and their great leaders . Read my posts. From ARI to Project Innocence to Allan Greenspan to Bob Rae... I can go on and on forever. Is this the custom crocheted, micro beanie of an anti-semite? I think not.
You can do that without throwing out conspiracy theories that anti-Semites tend to be really fond of.
I don’t personally believe you’re an anti-Semite but maybe that’s not especially advisable to do
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One of the top construction materials suppliers here sent out a letter stating average 30% price hike for construction materials from mid-April (Deal mostly with plumbing pipes & fittings, a lot of plastics).Honeslty i think a decent chunk of the construction sector is just going to not be able to absorb enough of that and will just go out of business especially considering the diesel costs and surcharges on top of it all.The profit margins were already pretty slim.
Thats not even going into the farming and mining sector.Things are very concerning here regarding the economy.Even in the extremely unlikely scenario of Hormuz reopening tomorrow, with the delays and the damage to facilities that has been done it would still be a severe recession.
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Yeah, but Israel and USA don't give a fuck, when you have leaders that only think in terms of what makes them "historic" and how to stay in power, you have decisions that don't take anyone, not their citizens and absolutely not allies in to consideration, and that is what these countries elected and keep supporting.
So, we all get to suffer the economic consequences, we will absolutely see another wave of refugees, we will see another wave of terrorism and these ghouls will have the gall to try to use all of that to lecture others on how they were right all along and Islam, not their imperialism is the problem.
I've been seeing how under reported the new law Israel voted in that will allow them to kill prisoners they deem as "terrorists" has been, it's fucking insane, this is the next logical step of Israel becoming Nazi Germany, this is how death camps become reality and Ben Gvir is popping champagne and the world media is not even blinking an eye, the world is so fucked...
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On March 31 2026 21:08 Jankisa wrote:
Yeah, but Israel and USA don't give a fuck, when you have leaders that only think in terms of what makes them "historic" and how to stay in power, you have decisions that don't take anyone, not their citizens and absolutely not allies in to consideration, and that is what these countries elected and keep supporting.
So, we all get to suffer the economic consequences, we will absolutely see another wave of refugees, we will see another wave of terrorism and these ghouls will have the gall to try to use all of that to lecture others on how they were right all along and Islam, not their imperialism is the problem.
I've been seeing how under reported the new law Israel voted in that will allow them to kill prisoners they deem as "terrorists" has been, it's fucking insane, this is the next logical step of Israel becoming Nazi Germany, this is how death camps become reality and Ben Gvir is popping champagne and the world media is not even blinking an eye, the world is so fucked...
I mean, I don't know where you get your news from but where I am, it was all over the news and the media where rightly concerned...
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On April 03 2026 02:02 Geiko wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2026 21:08 Jankisa wrote:
Yeah, but Israel and USA don't give a fuck, when you have leaders that only think in terms of what makes them "historic" and how to stay in power, you have decisions that don't take anyone, not their citizens and absolutely not allies in to consideration, and that is what these countries elected and keep supporting.
So, we all get to suffer the economic consequences, we will absolutely see another wave of refugees, we will see another wave of terrorism and these ghouls will have the gall to try to use all of that to lecture others on how they were right all along and Islam, not their imperialism is the problem.
I've been seeing how under reported the new law Israel voted in that will allow them to kill prisoners they deem as "terrorists" has been, it's fucking insane, this is the next logical step of Israel becoming Nazi Germany, this is how death camps become reality and Ben Gvir is popping champagne and the world media is not even blinking an eye, the world is so fucked... I mean, I don't know where you get your news from but where I am, it was all over the news and the media where rightly concerned...
I guess most media I consume is American, with some Croatian sprinkled in.
I understand that there are other things happening at the moment that are kind of distracting for US media, but the lack of this being any kind of big news over there is extremely concerning, and, in my opinion shows how much of a stranglehold Trump 2.0 admin has over the media and social media ecosystem over there.
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On April 03 2026 03:05 Jankisa wrote:Show nested quote +On April 03 2026 02:02 Geiko wrote:On March 31 2026 21:08 Jankisa wrote:
Yeah, but Israel and USA don't give a fuck, when you have leaders that only think in terms of what makes them "historic" and how to stay in power, you have decisions that don't take anyone, not their citizens and absolutely not allies in to consideration, and that is what these countries elected and keep supporting.
So, we all get to suffer the economic consequences, we will absolutely see another wave of refugees, we will see another wave of terrorism and these ghouls will have the gall to try to use all of that to lecture others on how they were right all along and Islam, not their imperialism is the problem.
I've been seeing how under reported the new law Israel voted in that will allow them to kill prisoners they deem as "terrorists" has been, it's fucking insane, this is the next logical step of Israel becoming Nazi Germany, this is how death camps become reality and Ben Gvir is popping champagne and the world media is not even blinking an eye, the world is so fucked... I mean, I don't know where you get your news from but where I am, it was all over the news and the media where rightly concerned... I guess most media I consume is American, with some Croatian sprinkled in. I understand that there are other things happening at the moment that are kind of distracting for US media, but the lack of this being any kind of big news over there is extremely concerning, and, in my opinion shows how much of a stranglehold Trump 2.0 admin has over the media and social media ecosystem over there.
I've seen/heard very little about it, but I did find this presentation/detail interesting:
Israel passes law that would sentence Palestinians who kill Israelis to death
Death by hanging will be the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of committing deadly attacks on Israelis under a new Israeli law. Israel's far-right coalition government pushed through the controversial legislation and included an exemption for Jewish Israelis convicted of similar crimes.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5766362/israel-passes-law-that-would-sentence-palestinians-who-kill-israelis-to-death
Much like Trump, people seem to put a lot of Israel's actions on Netanyahu specifically, but (in either case) I don't get the indication that if/when he's replaced that it will be with someone less depraved.
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Netanyahu sits at a solid 20 % above Trump's approval rating, so, yeah, Israeli public seems much more on board with the shit he's doing then US.
If you really thing about it, it makes sense, they have been put into a position where they first had trauma of Ocrober 7th, then Netanyahu provoked Iran into a missile/bombing exchange and the spiral of escalation began.
It's a lot easier to be against a war against an enemy 6000 km away then one that is closer and raining missiles on your cities every day.
This is the thing that I don't think you get, and why you have such an attitude, you don't understand how it feels when you feel like your existence as a nation is endangered, you don't get why people do things like keep fighting against a stronger opponent in Ukraine, people under siege get more nationalistic, that is just what is going to happen.
Obviously with Trump, the scale of destruction he can do is bigger, but Netyanahu is much more sinister, deliberate and manipulative, I don't think that is an excuse for Israeli people, but it's always good to remember that people are just people, and the kinds of pressures and manipulation techniques that are employed now are exponentially more powerful then what the human psyche is ready for.
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On April 03 2026 07:10 Jankisa wrote:
Netanyahu sits at a solid 20 % above Trump's approval rating, so, yeah, Israeli public seems much more on board with the shit he's doing then US. The Israelis that rate Netanyahu's approval ratings also place Trump high or higher, at least against Netanyahu's government. They're much more on board with what Trump and Netanyahu are doing vs the US.
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Of course they like what Trump is doing, he is literally having US empty its munition reserves in order to degrade the enemy that is in no way, shape or form a threat to US on Israel's behalf.
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Israel claiming ceasefire does not include Lebanon.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/08/iran-war-ceasefire-live-updates-trump-deadline-middle-east-crisis-latest-news
Israel says ceasefire does not include Lebanon
Israel supports Donald Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but said the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.
The office said Israel backed the US move, provided Tehran immediately opens the strait of Hormuz and stops attacks against the United States, Israel and countries in the region.
The Pakistani prime minister, Shebaz Sharif, had previously said the ceasefire extended over Lebanon.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the start of the war have killed more than 1,400 people, including 126 children, and displaced more than 1 million, according to Lebanese authorities. The renewed Israeli war on Lebanon was launched after Hezbollah – the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group – fired rockets into northern Israel in response to the killing of the former Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in joint US-Israeli airstrikes.
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On April 08 2026 14:50 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:Israel claiming ceasefire does not include Lebanon. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/08/iran-war-ceasefire-live-updates-trump-deadline-middle-east-crisis-latest-newsShow nested quote +
Israel says ceasefire does not include Lebanon
Israel supports Donald Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but said the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.
The office said Israel backed the US move, provided Tehran immediately opens the strait of Hormuz and stops attacks against the United States, Israel and countries in the region.
The Pakistani prime minister, Shebaz Sharif, had previously said the ceasefire extended over Lebanon.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the start of the war have killed more than 1,400 people, including 126 children, and displaced more than 1 million, according to Lebanese authorities. The renewed Israeli war on Lebanon was launched after Hezbollah – the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group – fired rockets into northern Israel in response to the killing of the former Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in joint US-Israeli airstrikes.
Well two weeks without the kidnap, torture, displacement and outright slaughter of innocent civilians is a bit much to expect of Israel at this point, isn't it?
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On February 12 2025 07:56 Nebuchad wrote:
Well it looks like Israel has a good shot at succeeding at ethnically cleansing Palestine, so if that comes to pass we'll have our answer then. If they stop there and live in peace with their neighbors, I'll have been wrong, and you'll have been right. If instead it turns out that Arabs are still a very big threat to Israel's existence because of their antisemitism, and that unfortunately forces Israel's hand and they have to take more land from the Arabs in self-defense, then I hope you'll remember this interaction.
Tempted to claim this one at this point, what do you guys think is it too early still
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United Kingdom10014 Posts
On April 08 2026 16:54 Nebuchad wrote:Show nested quote +On February 12 2025 07:56 Nebuchad wrote:
Well it looks like Israel has a good shot at succeeding at ethnically cleansing Palestine, so if that comes to pass we'll have our answer then. If they stop there and live in peace with their neighbors, I'll have been wrong, and you'll have been right. If instead it turns out that Arabs are still a very big threat to Israel's existence because of their antisemitism, and that unfortunately forces Israel's hand and they have to take more land from the Arabs in self-defense, then I hope you'll remember this interaction. Tempted to claim this one at this point, what do you guys think is it too early still
I reckon you were obviously right and it was only a matter of time until you were proven right and here we are.
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On April 08 2026 16:54 Nebuchad wrote:Show nested quote +On February 12 2025 07:56 Nebuchad wrote:
Well it looks like Israel has a good shot at succeeding at ethnically cleansing Palestine, so if that comes to pass we'll have our answer then. If they stop there and live in peace with their neighbors, I'll have been wrong, and you'll have been right. If instead it turns out that Arabs are still a very big threat to Israel's existence because of their antisemitism, and that unfortunately forces Israel's hand and they have to take more land from the Arabs in self-defense, then I hope you'll remember this interaction. Tempted to claim this one at this point, what do you guys think is it too early still
Aren’t there still millions of Gazans in Gaza? Nobody else is willing to take them.
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On April 08 2026 17:07 KwarK wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2026 16:54 Nebuchad wrote:On February 12 2025 07:56 Nebuchad wrote:
Well it looks like Israel has a good shot at succeeding at ethnically cleansing Palestine, so if that comes to pass we'll have our answer then. If they stop there and live in peace with their neighbors, I'll have been wrong, and you'll have been right. If instead it turns out that Arabs are still a very big threat to Israel's existence because of their antisemitism, and that unfortunately forces Israel's hand and they have to take more land from the Arabs in self-defense, then I hope you'll remember this interaction. Tempted to claim this one at this point, what do you guys think is it too early still Aren’t there still millions of Gazans in Gaza? Nobody else is willing to take them.
Yeah I should probably have worded that part differently
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Seems like Israel doesn't really care about the whole ceasefire situation:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-beirut-strikes-9402965418687c634d4a157c966ec6ea
Obviously, they can rightfully claim that they weren't involved in the USA/Iran negotiations and are not obligated to follow the 10 point plan, on the other hand, Israel has broken ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon hundreds of times before, while still getting to call the one in Gaza a ceasefire, so I guess it doesn't and won't matter anyway.
I just hope it pisses off Trump enough that it causes problems for his bestie Bibi.
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