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Netanyahu declares holy war against Gaza, citing the Bible (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

submitted 2 years ago by GiddyGap@lemm.ee to c/news@beehaw.org

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Even though Netanyahu is Jewish, he knows using (and in this case abusing) the Christian bible is a good way to keep support going among US evangelicals and the new Speaker of the House.

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[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cool so I guess ww3 will be a jihad. Cool cool.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Uh, they'll get fuckin rocked like every time since the fall of the Ottomans.

One of the reasons all the Islamic fundie types get hard for a new Caliphate is there simply isn't a Muslim nation that can defend itself against Western aggression, except possibly Turkey, and guess who they're allied with?