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Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News presenter with minimal managerial experience, as defense secretary has stunned the Pentagon.

Hegseth has been a vocal critic of the military, calling for a purge of generals and questioning the appointment of Gen. Charles Brown as chair of the joint chiefs of staff.

Hegseth’s nomination is seen as a boost for the far right in Israel, as he has shown support for territorial expansion and suggested the construction of a new temple on the Temple Mount.

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[-] oo1 1 points 1 day ago

Exactly, and same for Israel in respect of settlers.

There's a good reason Netanyahu chose to install hamas and usurp and kill Arafat.

States/ Nations are usually willing to sacrifice a fair number of their people for the benefit of those in power - I'm sure the benefits trickle down though.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

No. This isn't a thing you need to "both sides". There is nuance.

It's bad for Netanyahu if settlers die. It's good for him if Israeli people are threatened. His appeal is that he'll protect them (including through killing others). If he fails to do that too often, he loses.

Hamas is fine with people on their side dying. Israel is not. Israel is accomplishing their goals through genocide. Palestinians would love to genocide Israel, but they can't. That doesn't excuse Israel actually currently committing genocide.

And there's no excuse for settling land in areas that will keep Israelis in danger. The first settlers are Zionists, later people living there won't (necessarily) be Zionists.

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