The difference here is Israel wants WW3 to wipe out all their neighbors.
Most countries don’t want WW3. But Israel gets billions of dollars a year from other countries for their military so they’re way stronger than they should be militarily and especially since their “Gods chosen people” their rightwing government doesn’t think it’s possible they could lose.
The only thing that will change their mind is if other countries finally stop subsidizing them and let’s them fight a war on their own.
Not just a short 6 month freeze while they use their stockpile, but a full on refusal to ever back them
That’s why Israel spends so much energy on fighting the BDS movement. If they had to rely on their selves, they couldn’t be near as antagonistic to their neighbors. Without that, they’d have to work towards actual peace. And to even have a chance at that, the current government would need to be replaced. And those people would rather lose wars than personal power.
UtMan1988@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I argue that every war since WW2 had people saying that it was the potential start of WW3.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The difference here is Israel wants WW3 to wipe out all their neighbors.
Most countries don’t want WW3. But Israel gets billions of dollars a year from other countries for their military so they’re way stronger than they should be militarily and especially since their “Gods chosen people” their rightwing government doesn’t think it’s possible they could lose.
The only thing that will change their mind is if other countries finally stop subsidizing them and let’s them fight a war on their own.
Not just a short 6 month freeze while they use their stockpile, but a full on refusal to ever back them
That’s why Israel spends so much energy on fighting the BDS movement. If they had to rely on their selves, they couldn’t be near as antagonistic to their neighbors. Without that, they’d have to work towards actual peace. And to even have a chance at that, the current government would need to be replaced. And those people would rather lose wars than personal power.
Rocky60@lemm.ee 8 months ago
True, but this one feels different to me with the US and Iran being involved
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m pretty sure the Iraq War in the early 2000s was the start of WW3, because of how many countries refused to support the US invasion.