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am_Unition  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Middle East's Coming War

Yeah, I guess the most important part of the op-ed is the epilogue/disclaimer:

    Ronen Bergman, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a senior correspondent for military and intelligence affairs at Yedioth Ahronoth, is the author, most recently, of “Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations.”

I broke my own rule of researching opinion piece authors prior to ingesting the article.





kleinbl00  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh yeah. That there be the Israelis telegraphing their discomfort with the status quo. Pretty much the AIPAC bat signal.

That said, nothing in there is factually incorrect. Israel, when feeling cornered, gives no fucks. This is just a delicate reminder to those august 538 individuals beholden to their money that the world continues in its orbit regardless of where Rob Porter hangs his hat.

user-inactivated  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Israel, when feeling cornered, gives no fucks.

Suddenly,

    We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle.... we have no place to go.

makes sense. Not a pretty visual. Twiddling my thumbs until December to see if Taglit is a good option after graduation, then.

Also, would you be willing to explain who 'august 538 individuals' references? Google and wikipedia aren't much help there.

kleinbl00  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The correct number would be 535, for 435 representatives and 100 senators. However, we have 538 members of the electoral college (DC has 3 electors but no representation).

user-inactivated  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ahh, understood. Thanks for the breakdown. 👌