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Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> </p><p>After exploding <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagers</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/walkieTalkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walkieTalkies</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> is on edge over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a>: 'We don’t know if our phones are safe'</p><p>In Lebanon, no electronic equipment is now considered safe. "Everyone is just panicking… We don’t know if we can stay next to our laptops, our phones. Everything seems like a danger at this point, and no one knows what to do,” one said.</p><p>This is like the "bloody horse head on the bed" scene from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheGodfather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGodfather</span></a>, but on all beds. </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c781d8y397do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c781d8y3</span><span class="invisible">97do</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p>Israeli Defense Minister Yoav <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gallant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gallant</span></a> said that with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> neutralized in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, “the center of gravity is shifting to the north” towards <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a>.</p><p>The device explosions were attempts to target as many <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> members as possible all at once.That was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>'s way of warning <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> that an all-out war is coming.</p><p>“You don’t do something like that, hit 1000s of people, and think war is not coming,” said retired Israeli Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-pagers-hamas-gaza-war-df4c835ee3d1471e79d1a7fe951226bf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/israel-leba</span><span class="invisible">non-hezbollah-pagers-hamas-gaza-war-df4c835ee3d1471e79d1a7fe951226bf</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ekis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ekis</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; I accept Israel exists</p><p>Are you <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> and do you have support of the majority of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> on the above issue?</p><p>If not, then your voice in this respect does not matter.</p><p>It is up to Palestinians to take control of their own destiny instead of letting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> fight <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inTheirName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inTheirName</span></a> </p><p>See hashtags <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PermanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PermanentStateOfWar</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inTheirName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inTheirName</span></a> if you want to see what Palestinians have done to themselves.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tartley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tartley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@Lane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lane</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@chiclet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chiclet</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Properganda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Properganda</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GatekeepKen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GatekeepKen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/@nikatjef" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nikatjef</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Grant_M" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Grant_M</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@CivilityFan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CivilityFan</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@FeralRobots" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FeralRobots</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knittingknots2</span></a></span></p><p>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bibi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bibi</span></a> has to continually expand the scope &amp; intensity of the war to stay out of jail</p><p>&gt;&gt; And to influence the outcome of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a>. He and the rest of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a> just have to keep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> alive in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> for another 99 days</p><p>So, now, on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Haniyeh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haniyeh</span></a>’s assassination, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> said, “…<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zionist</span></a> regime will face a harsh and painful response from the powerful [Axis of Resistance], especially Islamic Iran.”</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/live/hamas-haniyeh-iran-israel-live-updates#00000191-0806-d60d-a19d-d806c4180000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/hamas-haniyeh-</span><span class="invisible">iran-israel-live-updates#00000191-0806-d60d-a19d-d806c4180000</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dmv.community/@AliceMarshall" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AliceMarshall</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; War of words as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Erdogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erdogan</span></a> says <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> could intervene in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>’s war on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. Turkey is again comparing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a>… </p><p>Discordant voices mysteriously blend into coherence as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> compares <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to Hitler, Netanyahu looks to Trump for tools to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finishTheJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finishTheJob</span></a> quickly, and Trump looks to Netanyahu to continue <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elelction2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elelction2024</span></a> by extending the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> 😂</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@FeralRobots" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FeralRobots</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knittingknots2</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bibi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bibi</span></a> has to continually expand the scope &amp; intensity of the war to stay out of jail</p><p>And to influence the outcome of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> </p><p>He and the rest of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a> just have to keep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> alive in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> for another 99 days.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> wants nothing more than a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/convictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convictedFelon</span></a> like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> who will not only help keep Bibi out of prison but also give him tools to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finishTheJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finishTheJob</span></a> quickly — a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogWhistle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogWhistle</span></a> to kill Palestinians</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smotrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smotrich</span></a> plans largest seizure of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a> land for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/settlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>settlements</span></a>. The land seizure was approved late last month but only publicized today</p><p>This isn't about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a>, or any of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>'s other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a> outfits.</p><p>What's the point?</p><p>This is an extension of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a>'s plans for Gaza after Hamas has been eliminated. Bibi said, “After that, we will continue mowing the grass, we won’t give up to them" ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112673163329530023" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">12673163329530023</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-03-2024-033deab379a16efdf9989de8d6eaf0f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/israel-pale</span><span class="invisible">stinians-hamas-war-news-07-03-2024-033deab379a16efdf9989de8d6eaf0f8</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> says he will ’only’ accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war</p><p>Chyron: “After that, we will continue mowing the grass, we won’t give up to them.”👀 </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-24-2024-02725bcefa1d1498bbb836b9a5d4a210" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/israel-hama</span><span class="invisible">s-mideast-latest-06-24-2024-02725bcefa1d1498bbb836b9a5d4a210</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Graft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Graft</span></a> inquiry warns <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> of possible harm from its conclusions</p><p>An <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> state investigation into an alleged graft scandal involving a $2 billion purchase of submarines and other warships from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thyssenkrupp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thyssenkrupp</span></a> said Monday it has sent a letter to Netanyahu warning him that he could be harmed by its conclusions.</p><p>Netanyahu is also on trial for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> in three other separate cases.</p><p>No wonder Netanyahu wants to keep the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> going.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-24-2024-02725bcefa1d1498bbb836b9a5d4a210" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/israel-hama</span><span class="invisible">s-mideast-latest-06-24-2024-02725bcefa1d1498bbb836b9a5d4a210</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> says <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> is winding down its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> operations . But he warns a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> war could be next.</p><p>Netanyahu also said there is no end in sight for the war in Gaza.</p><p>He said that while the army is close to completing its current ground offensive in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rafah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rafah</span></a>, that would not mean the war against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> is over. But he said fewer troops would be needed in Gaza, freeing up forces to battle <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-23-2024-bcc6c48de5c463fd68b7249f5b15bf5c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/israel-pale</span><span class="invisible">stinians-hamas-war-news-06-23-2024-bcc6c48de5c463fd68b7249f5b15bf5c</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> has said it will not stop until there is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceaseFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceaseFire</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> has said there will not be a cease-fire until <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> has been decimated and Israel has re-occupied all of Gaza.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> continues to hold hostages it shouldn’t have taken in 1st place</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> continues to laugh at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> pincer from its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> revel in their cunning, timed for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimingIsNoCoincidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimingIsNoCoincidence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/israel-defence-chief-discuss-gaza-lebanon-us-trip-2024-06-23/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/israel-defen</span><span class="invisible">ce-chief-discuss-gaza-lebanon-us-trip-2024-06-23/</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> </p><p>Thousands of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>-backed fighters offer to join <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> in its fight against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> after Israeli officials threatened a military offensive in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> if there is no negotiated end to push Hezbollah away from the Israeli border</p><p>Over the past decade, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>-backed fighters from Lebanon, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iraq</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistan</span></a> fought together in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a>’s 13-year conflict. The Iran-backed groups say they could also join together again against Israel</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-iraq-syria-hezbollah-fighters-iran-1e3359917f252862f4ed3d4b3df1d43e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/lebanon-isr</span><span class="invisible">ael-iraq-syria-hezbollah-fighters-iran-1e3359917f252862f4ed3d4b3df1d43e</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> is determined to drag <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> down and mire <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> into an all-consuming <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war</p><p>“Israeli Foreign Minister Israel <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Katz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Katz</span></a> warned on Tuesday that a decision on an all-out war with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> was coming soon, even as the United States tries to avert any escalation.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nasarallah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nasarallah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NasarallahWasCoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NasarallahWasCoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-wants-avoid-greater-war-along-lebanon-israel-border-envoy-says-2024-06-18/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/middle-east/</span><span class="invisible">us-wants-avoid-greater-war-along-lebanon-israel-border-envoy-says-2024-06-18/</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ &gt;&gt; "going forward Netanyahu would hold smaller forums… where far-right partners who oppose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceaseFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceaseFire</span></a> deals and have voiced support for reoccupying <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, are members"</p><p>It is impossible to clap with one hand.</p><p>It takes two to maintain a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a>.</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ &gt;&gt; Unless Hamas is COMPLETELY demilitarized, how is “permanent” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceaseFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceaseFire</span></a> acceptable?</p><p>THIS is why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> is waiting for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> to lose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a></p><p>He knows he will get a clear signal from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to “quickly do things that have to be done,” as Henry <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kissinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kissinger</span></a> once told <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a>’s foreign minister in 1976</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> will continue until US elections are over &amp; 50,000 are dead.</p><p>Then it'll miraculously conclude once <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is reelected</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/kissinger-legacy-latin-america-chile-argentina-4780b50a4cc7f865b9771c1ab25a7187" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/kissinger-l</span><span class="invisible">egacy-latin-america-chile-argentina-4780b50a4cc7f865b9771c1ab25a7187</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ &gt;&gt; At 27:20 in the video, Biden says… "I know there are those in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> who will NOT agree with this plan and will call for the war to continue indefinitely. Some even in the govt coalition have made it clear they want to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occupy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, they want to keep fighting for years, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostages</span></a> are not a priority to them“</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kicksSand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicksSand</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>'s eyes before <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> does ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112542732114119495" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">12542732114119495</span></a></p><p>WHY hasn’t Israel committed to the plan? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrrw93g9xyo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/czrrw93g</span><span class="invisible">9xyo</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a>, part of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a>, escalates the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PermanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PermanentStateOfWar</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> by firing scores of rockets at northern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> even as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceaseFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceaseFire</span></a> talks with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> (another tentacle in the same Axis) hang in the balance.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-12-2024-5cf89b426dc799e27f4ca166ea539cd2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/israel-pale</span><span class="invisible">stinians-hamas-war-news-06-12-2024-5cf89b426dc799e27f4ca166ea539cd2</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SteveThompson</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; "Terror chief <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sinwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sinwar</span></a> said civilian death toll could benefit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a>, leaked messages show"</p><p>This is not at ALL surprising given this classic gem from NYTimes which reported that “in the bloody arithmetic of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> leaders, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carnage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carnage</span></a> is not the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regrettableOutcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regrettableOutcome</span></a> of a big miscalculation… [but] the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/necessaryCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>necessaryCost</span></a> of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greatAccomplishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greatAccomplishment</span></a> [sic]”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/m</span><span class="invisible">iddleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SteveThompson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QasimRashid</span></a></span> </p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JakeSullivan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JakeSullivan</span></a> affirms U.S. commitment to full removal of Hamas from power in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p>Watch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> enthusiasm and support for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>-sponsored <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceaseFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceaseFire</span></a> deal in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> conflict crumble and go up in flames in 3, 2, 1…</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> hits weapons sites &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iranian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iranian</span></a>-linked commanders in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a>, ahead of a threatened full-scale assault on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>'s ally <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a></p><p>In April Israel bombed the Iranian consulate in Syria, killing a top <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRGC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRGC</span></a> commander. In retaliation, Iran fired ~300 missiles &amp; drones, almost all of which Israel shot down</p><p>Israel then attacked Iran with drones.<br>That direct confrontation, a first for the two countries, stopped there.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/eyeing-showdown-with-hezbollah-israel-presses-shadow-campaign-syria-2024-06-10/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/middle-east/</span><span class="invisible">eyeing-showdown-with-hezbollah-israel-presses-shadow-campaign-syria-2024-06-10/</span></a></p>