Israel's 'Final Warning': Disarm or We'll Keep Doing Exactly What We're Doing
The New Arab , among others, highlights Israel's 'final warning' to Hamas: disarm within two months or face continued military action. This conveniently omits that Israel has issued such ultimatums and warnings for decades—a consistent prelude to escalating military campaigns, regardless of any response. Does anyone remember Netanyahu's 'red line' theatrics at the UN in 2012 regarding Iran's
nuclear program? The 'last warnings' are as frequent as US aid packages. One might wonder what Israel considers a 'warning' if the current violence, starvation, and leveling of Gaza *isn't* already the consequence. Perhaps this is simply the polite way of saying, 'We plan to continue, and we'd like you to pretend we tried to be reasonable.'