Politics › Re: Biafra: Sentence Ekpa, Release Nnamdi Kanu – Southeast Stakeholders by malali: 8:24am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Stolen: FCVK U!
WHO CARES, IF SHETTIMA WAS GOOD ENOUGH AND MUSLIMS MUSLIM WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YORUBA, THEN SHETTIMA AND WHOEVER IS ALSO GOOD ENOUGH FOR NIGERIA. E pain you !  |
Politics › Re: Biafra: Sentence Ekpa, Release Nnamdi Kanu – Southeast Stakeholders by malali: 8:17am On Nov 28, 2024*. Modified: 10:51am On Nov 28, 2024 |
The ongoing turmoil in Southeastern Nigeria necessitates firm actions for peace and stability. Both Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa have become polarizing figures whose activities have significantly contributed to violence, economic stagnation, and societal disintegration in the region. Keeping both individuals in detention serves as a critical step towards curbing the chaos that their influence perpetuates.
Reasons to Keep Them Detained:
1. Incitement of Violence: Simon Ekpa has been accused of using social media to incite violence, leading to civilian deaths, attacks on public authorities, and destruction of infrastructure in the Southeast. Nnamdi Kanu’s leadership of IPOB has similarly been associated with violent separatist activities. 2. Disruption of Economic Stability:Their rhetoric and directives, such as the enforced sit-at-home orders, have paralyzed economic activities in the region, worsening poverty and unemployment among the same people they claim to represent. 3. Promotion of Criminal Elements: Their incarceration exposes the distinction between genuine agitators and opportunistic criminals who exploit the chaos. Kanu’s release without clear resolutions could embolden these elements further. 4. Risk of Escalation: Allowing them freedom risks fueling more unrest and perpetuating cycles of violence, as loyalists would see their actions vindicated. 5. Diplomatic Leverage: Holding Ekpa accountable in Finland and keeping Kanu under legal scrutiny signals international cooperation against individuals who propagate terror under the guise of activism.
Proposed Actions:
• Ensure Simon Ekpa is prosecuted in Finland with due process to set an international precedent for accountability. • Maintain Nnamdi Kanu in custody until there is a definitive roadmap for peace, incorporating dialogue that excludes coercive separatist tactics. • Address the socioeconomic grievances of the Southeast to delegitimize the narratives used by both men to rally support.
Both Ekpa and Kanu have transitioned from political advocacy to figures of unrest. Keeping them detained is not just a matter of justice—it is an essential measure for restoring peace and rebuilding the social fabric of Southeastern Nigeria.
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Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 8:16am On Nov 28, 2024 |
casualobserver: . I ham a British citizen by birth, I have never called my self British. I have British citizenship by birth I live in Nigeria.
The fact is she is not an immigrant. However Kemi is playing a game she knows what she is doing, when she started on politics she played the Nigerian card, when Nigerians in UK ignored her she ditched her Nigerianess, saw that the Labour Party was full of blacks and joined the conservatives knowing it was a faster political path for a black person.
I am a Nigerian with British citizenship but if I were living in Britain and cared about the best for Britain I would kick you nigggars out too because anywhere we assemble in great numbers we eventually destroy. Last time I was in London I almost cried. Pray tell,I am curious Why did it bring you to tears ? I haven't been in London in a while. |
Politics › Re: Tinubu Arrives In Paris For A Three-Day State Visit by malali: 8:02am On Nov 28, 2024 |
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Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 7:58am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Bimpe29: Kemi is passionate and opinionated about strict immigration policy. She is just being used. |
Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 7:57am On Nov 28, 2024 |
casualobserver: I can’t stand Kemi but she is not an immigrant, neither were her parents. She is a a Bonafide British citizen by birth. Listen to yourself.....Even if you put lipstick on a Pig. Its still a pig.
Thats the deceit, that passport. Nigerians think carrying a passport makes you british. Thats tomfoolery at its peak. |
Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 7:20am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Zionmdde: Don't bother reporting him. He didn't violate rule 2 according to NL mods. He just craftily evaded it He is clearly a Bigot. Go and read his previous posts. I wonder what algorithm nairaland is using to ban them. People like him turn this forum into a cesspool. |
Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 7:02am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Zionmdde: 6:53am when your brain should be most productively active, look out what is coming out of it
You need serious help. Something up there is damaged Report him. Violation 2. |
Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 7:01am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Johncables402: She is a Yoruba woman,who is surprised by her betrayal ?. Check her pant,you will see how dirty it is after she has been wearing it for days without washing it like most women from that Sad Waste region. Can you not be a Bigot for one day ?nlfpmod Bigot AlertViolation 2. Please keep reporting till he is banned. Make nairaland civil again. |
Politics › Re: Nigerians Are More Loyal To Their Ethnic Groups Than Nigeria – Goodluck Jonathan by malali: 6:58am On Nov 28, 2024 |
ariesbull: We can't copy USA we aren't from USA
You are from the village of your ancestors even if you were born in Mars Thats why Africa will remain underdeveloped. |
Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 6:11am On Nov 28, 2024*. Modified: 10:24pm On Nov 28, 2024 |
givedemwotowoto: I wonder what they did to that woman. They must have dealt with her so much during her humble beginnings, that she vowed to erase her past and embrace her present and future She is desperate to be relevant.Married to a Jewish Man,maybe she learnt hate from him. When they say people sell their soul for success. You are looking at a real life example. In her mind she is going to be the first black woman to be prime minister. If you tell her to betray her parents.....she wont even think twice. Her last 10 grandparents were probably buried in Nigeria. She is now the spokesperson for the most racist white conservative group in Britain. |
Politics › Re: UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 5:30am On Nov 28, 2024*. Modified: 5:51am On Nov 28, 2024 |
The speech you provided is a classic example of political doublespeak designed to deflect responsibility while reinforcing divisive narratives. Let’s delve into why the premise of Kemi Badenoch’s stance on immigration is deeply flawed, hypocritical, and devoid of historical accountability.
Critique of Hypocrisy
1. The Colonial Irony Badenoch’s speech conveniently ignores the UK’s colonial past. For centuries, Britain invaded, plundered, and destabilized countries across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, stripping these nations of their resources and using their labor to build its wealth. Now, those displaced by centuries of exploitation seek opportunities in the very land that grew rich at their expense, and suddenly, the UK declares its inability to “sustain the numbers.” If you loot someone’s home, don’t be surprised when they come knocking at your door. 2. Exploitation of Cheap Labor Britain and other Western nations have long benefited from exploiting immigrants for cheap labor. From factory workers to nurses and cleaners, immigrants have filled gaps in labor markets where locals refuse to work. Badenoch fails to mention how industries like healthcare, agriculture, and construction would collapse without immigrant labor. The same immigrants she chastises for “overburdening public services” are the ones staffing those very services. 3. A Caricature of Herself Kemi Badenoch, a Nigerian-born immigrant herself, is being used as the messenger for this harsh rhetoric. It’s a political strategy to shield the Conservative Party from accusations of racism. By deploying a black woman to champion anti-immigration policies, the Tories hope to soften the blow of their exclusionary agenda. Instead, Badenoch appears spineless, betraying the very immigrant community she represents in a desperate bid for relevance within a party that has historically sidelined minorities. 4. Selective Memory on “Humanitarian” Immigration Badenoch cites exceptions for Ukrainian refugees and British overseas nationals from Hong Kong as justifiable forms of migration, conveniently sidestepping the racial undertones. Refugees from predominantly non-white regions like Syria, Sudan, or Afghanistan often face higher scrutiny, harsher policies, or outright rejection. The inconsistency reeks of racial bias masked as policy. 5. Integration Myths She blames immigrants for the supposed lack of integration while ignoring systemic barriers erected by the government itself. When you demonize migrants, limit their access to resources, and segregate communities, how can integration succeed? Her claim that immigration frays the social fabric is an excuse to cover the failures of successive governments in creating inclusive policies.
What Kemi Badenoch needs to focus on.
• Public Services Mismanagement If public services like housing and healthcare are struggling, it’s because of chronic underfunding by successive Conservative governments, not because of immigrants. Badenoch’s party has spent more than a decade cutting budgets while blaming the very people propping up those services. • Economic Benefits of Immigration Studies consistently show that immigrants contribute more to the economy in taxes than they take in benefits. They are entrepreneurial, innovative, and integral to growth. Ignoring these contributions perpetuates a false narrative. • Global Accountability The UK is part of a global system that perpetuates inequality, often through exploitative trade practices, environmental degradation, and foreign interventions. Migration is not the problem; it’s a symptom of global injustices that countries like Britain helped create.
Badenoch’s speech is a desperate attempt to distract from her party’s failures by scapegoating immigrants. It’s like a landlord blaming the tenants for the roof caving in when he never repaired it in the first place. Her policies promise to reduce immigration, but they risk gutting the very workforce keeping Britain afloat. Instead of demonizing those seeking a better life, Britain should confront its colonial legacy, invest in sustainable policies, and treat immigration as the opportunity it truly is. |
Politics › UK Can’t Handle The Influx: Kemi Badenoch Promises Tougher Immigration Crackdown by malali(op): 5:30am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Tomorrow, immigration figures will be released that should show a drop in net migration.
This is because of the changes we made in the last year of the Conservative government.
The figures we saw for 2023 were astonishing. They highlighted a big problem we must be honest about.
Even if we see a decline in tomorrow’s data, the fact is immigration, both legal and illegal, is too high.
Migration affects all of our lives in different ways. It certainly affected mine, and that is why I am happy to speak about it without fear.
I believe our country is a beacon of light that shines all over the world - a place of security, opportunity, and prosperity, where people are treated equally.
Millions want to come here, but we as politicians have to do right by the citizens of this country, before anyone else.
Our country cannot sustain the numbers we have seen. We are reducing the quality of life for people already here.
Because immigration is at a pace too fast to maintain public services, and at a rate, where it is next to impossible to integrate those from radically different cultures.
It is time to tell the truth.
For decades the entire political class in this country has presided over mass migration.
Since 1994, every year has seen more people arrive in this country than leave. Numbers climbed and climbed.
During the last Conservative administration, we promised to bring numbers down.
We did not deliver that promise.
We ended Free Movement, but the system that replaced it is not working.
Some of the increase in migration was for humanitarian reasons that few would disagree with - taking in refugees from Ukraine and British overseas nationals from Hong Kong.
But that was not the whole story.
We may have tried to control numbers, but overall we did not deliver.
Under my leadership, we are learning from our mistakes, and it is time for a new approach.
We need to change.
Let’s break it down.
First: if immigration is too quick, there is no integration. The ties that bind us start to fray.
It doesn’t matter whether you are massively for immigration, or massively against it, without a shared national identity our country will suffer.
When people come here they must buy into the values, customs, and institutions that attracted them here in the first place.
Second: the political class cannot pretend that immigration comes only with benefits and no costs when we can all see the pressure on housing, roads, GPs, and wages. We must be honest.
The failure of politics over the last thirty years has been to gloss over it or make it a fringe issue. That has to stop.
Third: we can no longer be naïve.
It’s nonsense that we have allowed a situation where judges deem safe countries to be unsafe.
Where loopholes are wilfully exploited by opportunists.
Where the latest legal ruses and wheezes are sent around the world on social media.
Now, as I have said, tomorrow’s figures will likely show a reduction in net immigration, and no doubt the new Government will try to take credit for that reduction.
But that change is due to the reforms that the Conservatives made in our final months in power.
For example, over the last 18 months, income thresholds for work visas increased by 50%.
Restrictions were placed on care workers and students bringing family members into the country.
Labour may criticise our record on immigration, but remember, throughout the last 14 years, the Labour party were urging us to relax controls upon immigration.
Even though those figures tomorrow are likely to be a start in the right direction – it’s not enough.
We remain a world away from where we need to be.
Labour won’t get us there.
Under a Labour government, immigration will remain far too high.
We are already seeing the signs.
For example, the last Conservative Government committed to increasing the income threshold which a family must earn to bring relatives to the UK.
This reform alone was estimated to cut net migration dramatically, but the Labour Government have suspended that change.
The Home Secretary wants a returns agreement with the EU, but that’s the exact kind of agreement that saw us take more asylum seekers than were returned to the continent.
So Labour won’t change anything.
The Prime Minister himself once said that there is a “racist undercurrent” which “permeates all immigration law”.
And, of course, he and his Cabinet fought against the end of Free Movement.
They scrapped the Rwanda deterrent before it had even started.
And we are already seeing the inevitable result as more and more people cross the Channel, with significantly more arriving than last year.
Labour have no serious plan for ending illegal migration.
As the former head of the Border Force has pointed out, enforcement on its own will never solve the problem.
People know that if they can make it to the UK, they will be able to stay/
We must end that.
The result of Labour’s policies will be consistently high illegal immigration throughout this Parliament and insufficient action on legal migration.
But we are not in Government now, we are the Opposition, and our role now is to hold the Government to account.
Our Government’s primary responsibility must be to its own citizens.
Yes economists sometimes argue that immigration can increase a country’s wealth, but they are not thinking about the effect on individual people.
In Government there’s little detailed analysis about the impact of different types of immigration on living standards or on wage levels.
There’s even less analysis on the pressure on public services, or housing, or the welfare system, as a result of mass migration.
Sometimes there’s even a squeamishness about discussing the negative aspects of immigration.
This is not just a question of money. It’s a question of fairness.
And perhaps most importantly, most British citizens don’t want to change what’s good about our country.
Even those who have recently arrived don’t want to change these things.
They came here because of what our country is - a secure and free society.
Most people want to preserve that.
So we need a new approach.
We will not accept the claim that we can only deliver growth by accepting mass migration.
We need a new approach, which will mean that young people can build their lives in a country which does not have these pressures on housing and public services.
And a new approach that starts by asking why government doesn’t seem to be able to deliver that.
The answer is because the system is broken, and until you accept that, any politician, all politicians, are doomed to fail.
We have to get the diagnosis right.
So we will review every policy, treaty and part of our legal framework - including the ECHR and the Human Rights Act.
And in designing our detailed policies, we will put the following elements at the core:
A strict numerical cap, with visas only for those who will make a substantial and clear overall contribution.
A fully transparent approach, publishing all the data, so that for the first time everyone can see the real costs and benefits of different types of migration.
A reconsidered approach to citizenship and settlement - making the path to a British passport a privilege to be earned not an automatic right.
Zero tolerance for foreign criminals remaining in the UK.
And, of course, an effective deterrent for illegal migration.
Overall our plans will look at all immigration routes - family, study, asylum, and work - and at all ways people can enter the UK.
We will look at the access of migrants and any dependents to welfare and public services.
And we will need to improve the data and economic modelling that decision makers rely on.
But I want to end on something very simple.
We can argue about the effects of migration on the economy.
We can discuss the impact on public services and housing, and we haven’t done that enough.
But fundamentally - this country is not a dormitory or a hotel, it is our home.
We need to look after it.
I want to rebuild the trust between the Conservative Party and the British people, I know we have got a lot of work to do, but the first step is to accept that mistakes were made, and to learn from them.
As the new Party Leader I want to acknowledge that we made mistakes.
Yes, some of these problems are long standing - this is a collective failure of political leaders from all parties over decades - but on behalf of the Conservative Party it is right that I as the new Leader accept responsibility, and say truthfully we got this wrong.
I more than understand the public anger on this issue. I share it.
The Conservatives will develop a detailed plan for immigration to put before the British public before the next election.
They will have a clear choice.
The policies of Labour, which are doomed to fail, or a new coherent plan.
It’s time to tell the truth on immigration.
And over the coming months, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14133089/Our-country-sustain-numbers-seen-Kemi-Badenoch-vows-annual-cap-immigration-admits-Tories-failed-curb-inflows-predicts-new-figures-tomorrow-lower.html
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Foreign Affairs › Re: Lebanese Army To Deploy 10,000 Troops In Southern Lebanon. by malali: 5:06am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Shimbo96: don't be a moroñ😏 You are already doing a job being one. I wont take it from you |
Politics › Re: Nigerians Are More Loyal To Their Ethnic Groups Than Nigeria – Goodluck Jonathan by malali: 3:42am On Nov 28, 2024*. Modified: 6:05am On Nov 28, 2024 |
Because we stupidly copied democracy from the USA.
In the USA, you are from where you are born.(You are born in Texas, you are from Texas.)
So if you are Ibo and you are born in kaduna, you are from kaduna state.
If you are yoruba and you are born in Abia, you are from Abia state.
In Nigeria, if you are ibo and your family has been living in Kaduna for 100 years. you are still Ibo
Even though you have been voting for Kaduna state governor for 100 years. You are still guilty of crimes committed by your great grandfathers in Ibo land after living in kaduna for 100 years.
This is the most archaic system in the whole world....We are running a monarchy system and calling it democracy. Becasue you have to be born into it. Its is enabled for the benefit of the quota system, doesn't foster real development.
It doesn't make sense.When you elect semi-literate politicians, nobody can sponsor a bill to rectify this. |
Nairaland General › Re: What Will You Do If You Have Immortality? by malali: 1:37am On Nov 28, 2024 |
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Nairaland General › Re: What Will You Do If You Have Immortality? by malali: 1:19am On Nov 28, 2024 |
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Nairaland General › Re: What Will You Do If You Have Immortality? by malali: 1:15am On Nov 28, 2024 |
DomPerignon: Immortality does not confer on you intelligence .
Your level of intelligence will be limited to the current time and your knowledge advantage only of the past.
Unless you invent a time machine and explore the future to gather knowledge and information to use in your present time, you will be indistinguishable from the average Joe. And who needs a history nerd when everything that was in the past is now a click thought away on the neural interface link to the AI library? Hmmm...you still didnt tell me what you studied. Okay tell me which Uni ? I have a feeling we went to the same university. |
Celebrities › Re: Education Doesn’t Guarantee Knowledge & Davido Speaks Without Reasoning - Nihmat by malali: 1:12am On Nov 28, 2024 |
MsIjeoma: Thank you. I'm Mrs. You are not Ijeoma pepsy ? Are you. I did NYSC with her. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:42pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: Lol. You made it sound like they needed to travel round like Nigerians that have to go round the West to have a proper taste of "Heaven".
They are fine and are not complaining about living a secluded lifestyle. They don't try to impose their ways on their hosts unlike the Islamists that were screaming for Jihad in Canada.
All extremists will be deported soon to continue Jihad or death in their respective countries. 😎 I have a lot of friends that are Jewish. You are soaked in the propaganda. You have zero use of your own brain on this matter, You are garbage in garbage out.....whatever propaganda you are fed. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:23pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: Travel to do what? Do you think everyone is like Nigerians? 😂🤣 I see you are one of those geographically challenged people. You don't even know anything about Jewish people.
Never mind. I thought i was talking to someone who has seen the world. I didnt realize its another youtube watcher. |
Crime › Re: Man Kills Mum, Sister And Grandma In Quest For Money In Nsukka (pics) by malali: 2:20pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
DomPerignon: Really? I thought they would have busted them by now.
Remember once I enter that zone , see as men dey approach me to ask what I wanted .
Bank Cheque? Travellers cheque? Passport data page?
Those guys go implant data page of a genuine US passport on a fake booklet and skillfully put your pic on it. This was before biometric passports. I traveled through France around that time, it was a layover, the airport security took my passport and was trying so hard to see if my pic was just placed on the passport, he tried many times to see if he could remove the picture with his nail. I stood and watched quietly. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:18pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
sainttwist1: yes, all religion have terrorist while other religion condemn any terrorist under their umbrella but 90% Mu*lims praise terror activities eg oct 7 You are reaching with that number. Real Muslims despise terrorism. You are mixing propaganda with reality. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:16pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: Safety is of the Lord and they are warriors of old. They'll be fine.
At least nobody is shouting: "Free Israel!" 🤷 What is freedom ? When you have to stay locked up at home ? You cant travel freely in Europe,Middle East, Africa ? Or pretending you are not Jewish in the USA and Canada for fear of being attacked randomly? And also be fighting your closest neighbors, exchanging bombs 24/7 ?
Is that what you call freedom ? |
Romance › Re: The Fastest Way For Your Money To Be Blown Away Is Staying In An Hotel by malali: 2:11pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
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Celebrities › Re: Police Arrest Speed Darlington During A Show In Imo State by malali: 2:09pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
EndBuhariNow: when did u change a new boxers last I think this afternoon. I was with your mom. |
Romance › Re: The Fastest Way For Your Money To Be Blown Away Is Staying In An Hotel by malali: 2:07pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
DomPerignon: He doesn't know that Nzeribe made his money during the civil war acting as a spy and informant to the Nigerian federal forces.
That man had no single honour or loyalty in his views. He is one of the too many Sabos that made Ojukwu to ask how come there were more overnight millionaires in Ibo land immediately after the war than before the war.
It was his likes that made Ojukwu to comment that Biafra can never happen.
Too much betrayers. How do you know all these information ? You always contribute relevantly ....I have been on nairaland for 20 years. A lot of arrogant illiterates. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Lebanese Army To Deploy 10,000 Troops In Southern Lebanon. by malali: 1:54pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
Real reason Netenyahu ran away from South Lebanon
1. Mounting Casualties and Pressure on the IDF:
• Explanation: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) likely faced heavy losses and resource strain due to well-prepared Hezbollah forces entrenched in southern Lebanon. A prolonged campaign risked further eroding morale and operational effectiveness. • Supporting Evidence: Reports suggest Hezbollah’s use of advanced weaponry, including precision-guided missiles and fortified positions, significantly challenged Israeli operations.
2. Escalation on Multiple Fronts:
• Explanation: Simultaneous conflicts with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon stretched Israeli military resources thin. A strategic retreat could allow Israel to consolidate forces for priority operations in Gaza. • Supporting Evidence: Military analysts have often warned of the dangers of a two-front war for Israel, which complicates logistics and command.
3. Hezbollah’s Superior Preparation:
• Explanation: Hezbollah’s experience from the 2006 war likely gave them the upper hand in guerrilla warfare tactics, including tunnel systems and asymmetric strategies. Israel may have underestimated this and decided to cut losses. • Supporting Evidence: Hezbollah has spent years fortifying its positions along the Lebanese border and improving its military capabilities.
4. Domestic Political Pressure:
• Explanation: Prolonged conflict without clear victories often leads to declining public support. Israeli citizens may have demanded an end to what could appear as a costly and unwinnable conflict in Lebanon. • Supporting Evidence: Netanyahu’s government has faced significant domestic criticism over its handling of security, especially following the events of October 7, 2023.
5. International Condemnation:
• Explanation: Increasing international scrutiny and calls for a ceasefire, particularly from Europe and the UN, may have pressured Israel to halt its Lebanon operations. Allegations of disproportionate use of force in Gaza could have compounded this. • Supporting Evidence: Key allies like the United States and France have expressed concerns about civilian casualties in both Gaza and Lebanon.
6. Economic Strain:
• Explanation: Sustained conflict drains national resources, destabilizes markets, and disrupts everyday life. A ceasefire in Lebanon could be aimed at preserving economic stability amid growing public discontent. • Supporting Evidence: Prolonged wars tend to weaken economies due to increased military spending and reduced investor confidence.
7. Avoiding Regional Spillover:
• Explanation: Escalation with Hezbollah risked dragging in other actors, such as Iran, Syria, or other militant groups, into a broader regional war that Israel may not have been prepared to manage. • Supporting Evidence: Hezbollah is supported by Iran, which could have increased its involvement if Israel remained in southern Lebanon.
8. Strategic Realignment Toward Gaza:
• Explanation: Gaza may have been prioritized as a more critical theater of operations due to its higher visibility and emotional resonance for Israeli citizens following Hamas’s October 7th attack. • Supporting Evidence: Netanyahu’s rhetoric has heavily focused on Gaza, portraying it as a “do-or-die” mission against Hamas.
9. Risk of Losing Global Jewish Support:
• Explanation: Prolonged aggression in Lebanon and Gaza, leading to massive civilian casualties, risked alienating Jewish communities worldwide, particularly those in Europe and the U.S. • Supporting Evidence: Many global Jewish organizations have called for moderation in Israeli actions, reflecting the concerns of diaspora Jews.
10. Netanyahu’s Political Survival:
• Explanation: Netanyahu might have calculated that a limited retreat under the guise of a ceasefire could deflect criticism, save face domestically, and provide an opportunity to regroup politically and militarily. • Supporting Evidence: Netanyahu’s approval ratings have plummeted since the October 7th attack, with growing calls for his resignation. A tactical retreat could be spun as a decision in Israel’s best interest.
While Israel might portray the ceasefire as a step toward peace, the underlying factors including a combination of military strain, international pressure, and political expediency. Netanyahu’s leadership is under immense scrutiny, and such a move could also be aimed at stabilizing his precarious position domestically and internationally.
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Crime › Re: Man Kills Mum, Sister And Grandma In Quest For Money In Nsukka (pics) by malali: 1:45pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
santaclaws: Eyaa.... Ask your mom and dad (no insults intended) I am sure they are more experienced in life generally.
If you reach where spirituality dey, you no go doubt anything. But in the meantime, enjoy your wokeness🤗 Thats why Africa is backward as a continent. If there was really voodoo, why havent we harnessed it to good use ? Why cant we do voodoo to wipe off the money we owe world bank and IMF, wipe the money off their computers and wipe it off their memory ? |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 1:36pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: Genocide for where? You call war Genocide? Shey Palestinians went to start a war and started claiming Genocide.
The border has been shifted permanently. They were about to permantly shift Lebanon's border when they quickly agreed to a ceasefire.
Lucky Lebanese that were smart enough not to fight Israel. 😎 They have been shifting the borders for close to a 100 years ? They are still not safe. |
Romance › Re: The Fastest Way For Your Money To Be Blown Away Is Staying In An Hotel by malali: 1:33pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
DomPerignon: A fool and his money are easily seperated.
The only time I sleep peacefully in a hotel is when my company or client is paying. Why ? Too expensive ? |
Crime › Re: Man Kills Mum, Sister And Grandma In Quest For Money In Nsukka (pics) by malali: 1:28pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
Leonardo4: If you believe in what you wrote up there, So if truly there is money rituals you would have killed your loved ones to become rich. Nigerians are terrible. Not everybody has the mind to kill to make money. So if it truly exist the good people will still travel out to make legal money I see you dont know what figurative,literal or rhetoric means. Even if they use you for money rituals....the person will still be poor. |