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| Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 9:20am On Nov 27, 2024 |
Israel’s recent ceasefire may appear to be a gesture of peace, but in reality, it underscores the increasing fragility of its position. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, already on shaky ground, has been forced into this decision by a combination of military, political, and international pressures. Let’s unpack why this isn’t about “peace” but about survival in the face of escalating failures. 1. The Military Reality: Fighting on Multiple Fronts The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have been stretched thin. While hammering Gaza with relentless airstrikes and ground incursions, they’ve faced a formidable challenge from Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s precision-guided missiles and well-coordinated operations have proved more than a nuisance, diverting resources and causing unexpected losses. Israel’s security narrative, which promised overwhelming dominance, began to crumble as its military showed signs of vulnerability. Moreover, even within Israel, dissent brewed among the ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews, who refused to enlist. This created manpower shortages, forcing women to serve in frontline roles — a stark contrast to the nation’s historic reliance on a highly trained, all-volunteer force. 2. Netanyahu’s Diminished Popularity Netanyahu’s reputation has been on a steady decline since October 7, when his government failed to anticipate and prevent the brutal Hamas attack. His hardline stance, once a rallying point, now alienates both domestic and international allies. The Israeli public, especially bereaved families, have turned their ire toward him, questioning his leadership and decision-making. Internationally, Netanyahu is losing ground. Europe, once a staunch ally, is increasingly critical of Israel’s actions. Even the election of a pro-Russian, far-right leader in Romania signals shifting tides in European politics. The implication? Europe’s patience with Israel’s aggressive tactics is running thin, and Netanyahu’s government can no longer count on unconditional support. 3. The Gaza Genocide and Global Outrage The world isn’t blind. The ongoing bombardment and blockade of Gaza have been labeled as genocide by activists, journalists, and even some political leaders. Images of bombed-out hospitals, dead children, and displaced families have fueled a public relations disaster for Israel. Calls for Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC) are not just symbolic—they signal the growing isolation of Israel on the global stage. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, has also been treading carefully. Former President Donald Trump, potentially a returning power broker, would likely prefer not to inherit the mess of a Gaza war. His aversion to being associated with mass civilian casualties might have added quiet pressure on Netanyahu to “round it up.” 4. The Illusion of a Ceasefire for “Peace” The ceasefire isn’t about peace—it’s about damage control. Israel’s actions in Gaza haven’t ceased despite global pleas. This selective ceasefire is a tactic to buy time, regroup, and stave off growing international criticism. For Netanyahu, it’s also a way to cling to power, even as his approval ratings nosedive. 5. A Strategic Misstep? Netanyahu’s brinkmanship is backfiring. His insistence on continuing the Gaza offensive, while placating international critics with a ceasefire elsewhere, exposes a double standard. It’s a desperate attempt to maintain control in an increasingly untenable situation. Far from showcasing strength, it highlights his political and strategic weaknesses. Israel’s ceasefire is not a victory for peace but a retreat in the face of mounting military and political losses. Netanyahu’s credibility is in freefall, both at home and abroad. He has not been able to secure the release of the hostages and the is causing more hatred for the Jewish people all over the world. A lot of Isrealis do not support Netenyahu, and now even the world is turning against him with over 133 countries saying they will arrest Netenyahu and comply with the ICC court order to arrest him on sight.The world has seen through the rhetoric, recognizing the human cost of his policies. For many, this ceasefire is too little, too late—a hollow gesture from a leader whose time is running out. 3 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by atiku4President(m): 9:31am On Nov 27, 2024 |
Nonsense and ingredients write-up. Your terrorist colleagues are being slaughtered and you still get mouth. 8 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 9:36am On Nov 27, 2024 |
atiku4President:Lol, why are they choosing to fight the weakest people ? Gazans They are now running out of Lebanon. Their real enemy is Iran.....They should go and fight Iran. Save the world the Genocide. You don't have to be a Christian or a Muslim to stand up against a genocide, you just have to be a decent human being. Which you would not know anything about. 1 Like |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by JAMO84: 9:40am On Nov 27, 2024 |
Children of Casino and betnaija are always here cheering Nathanyahu and his terrorist American President Joe Byedin. Anybody can kill civilians with $1 trillion American weapon, but nobody can kill the truth behind the genocide and land stealing atrocities of the despicable Zionists. Nigerian Christians love it when muslims are being massacred anywhere in the world. A terror supporter is also a terrorist. 9 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 9:43am On Nov 27, 2024 |
JAMO84: 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by chiagozien(m): 9:49am On Nov 27, 2024 |
JAMO84:But all terrorists are Muslim? 5 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 9:55am On Nov 27, 2024 |
chiagozien:Not true, All terrorists are human beings. All religion have terrorists. There are Muslims, Christians, Jewish all have terrorist. Its a word thrown around to divide people so that a more evil group can do more harm while looking like they are fighting the bad guys. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by MaiDeribe: 9:58am On Nov 27, 2024 |
This is a report from the FBI. If you go to America and you find a terrorist he will most likely be White, Christian If you go to the middle east,he will be Muslim If you go to SE Nigeria, he will most likely be Igbo, Christian If you go to North Nigerian, he will most likely be Hausa Muslim But when the troublemakers want to be mischievous, they say every Muslim is a terrorist.When you dont agree with them, they call you a sympathizer. Beware of these kind of people, because they are the real terrorists themselves 1 Like
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| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by gawu1: 9:59am On Nov 27, 2024 |
chiagozien:Are IPOB Muslims? 3 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by Donaldoni: 10:04am On Nov 27, 2024 |
What a senseless post!!! I don't even know why Isreal accepted the ceasefire. Hezbollah was dying slowly. They would have run out of rockets. I think Isreal doesn't really care about Lebanon. All their eyes are on Gaza. They want to reoccupy Gaza, maybe.  1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by MaiDeribe: 10:07am On Nov 27, 2024 |
Donaldoni:Thanks for adding your own senseless comment. Esprit de Corps. 2 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by Donaldoni: 10:10am On Nov 27, 2024 |
MaiDeribe:Are muslim lives that worthless  Isreal kills you and you will beat empty chest in stupid defiance  1 Like |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 10:16am On Nov 27, 2024 |
Donaldoni:I see you have an unlimited supply of senseless comments. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by ObaOfYorubaLand: 10:23am On Nov 27, 2024 |
gawu1:Are Yorubas Muslim? |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by Donaldoni: 10:58am On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali:Is this another coping mechanism Wow! You guys are something else 2 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by NothingDoMe: 1:28pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali: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. 😎 3 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 1:36pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: They have been shifting the borders for close to a 100 years ? They are still not safe. 1 Like |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by simeonabio(m): 1:42pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
The author of this post lacks sensibility, the whole echelon of Hezbollah Command Head was taken out within no time, yet you claim Israel was trying to save face trying to reach a peace deal. Trump not Biden won the US presidential Election, who has zero tolerance for terrorists and is a good supporter of Israel and a friend of Netanyahu. When Iran and his allies saw the handwriting on the wall, they Iran, Hamas Hezbollah were the one begging for peace not Israel. Anyway, your write up reveal so much about you, directly or indirectly you hated Israel, who was not the initiator of this war. 5 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by rottennaija(m): 1:46pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
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| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by rottennaija(m): 1:47pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
simeonabio: 1 Like
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| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by NothingDoMe: 2:13pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali:Safety is of the Lord and they are warriors of old. They'll be fine. At least nobody is shouting: "Free Israel!" 🤷 3 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by sainttwist1(m): 2:15pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali:yes, all religion have terrorist while other religion condemn any terrorist under their umbrella but 90% Mu*lims praise terror activities eg oct 7 1 Like |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:16pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: 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 ? |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by NothingDoMe: 2:17pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
[quote author=rottennaija post=133060190][/quote]They are still in the first stage of grieving. Reality will soon set in and they'll start shooting missiles again breaching the peace. This time we've got international soldiers there. Congrats to the people of Lebanon. 😁 |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:18pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
sainttwist1: You are reaching with that number. Real Muslims despise terrorism. You are mixing propaganda with reality. |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by NothingDoMe: 2:20pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali:Travel to do what? Do you think everyone is like Nigerians? 😂🤣 |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:23pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: 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. |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by Svoboda(m): 2:23pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
simeonabio:Even Israel doesn't possess the kind of confidence you're exuding now when it was on the backfoot for the length of the war and couldn't penetrate deeper than 3kms from Lebanon's southern border. What the idf saw with their eyes they can't tell all. |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by NothingDoMe: 2:32pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali: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. 😎 2 Likes |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by malali(op): 2:42pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
NothingDoMe: 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. 1 Like |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by NothingDoMe: 3:07pm On Nov 27, 2024 |
malali:Coming from someone who hits his head on the ground repeatedly yet claims his own brain is not damaged in the process. 😄 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Netanyahu’s Ceasefire: A Tactical Surrender as Israel’s Global Support Crumbles by Matrix13790(m): 3:32pm On Nov 27, 2024*. Modified: 11:23am On Nov 29, 2024 |
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