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Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Lebanese people that they could face “destruction and suffering” like the Palestinians in Gaza if they don’t “free” the country from Hezbollah.

“You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza,” the Israeli prime minister said in a video address directed to the people of Lebanon.

"I say to you, the people of Lebanon: Free your country from Hezbollah so that this war can end."

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[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You seem to be under the misapprehension that politicians represent ideals among which you are forced to choose, when in fact politicians are malleable creatures who do whatever is necessary to get into power. Want Biden to do what you want? Be the one who elects him. But old people outvote young people by a vast margin, so Biden does whatever they want.

Why is that so hard to grasp?

[-] AgentDalePoopster@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Biden is a committed zionist, and has been for his entire career. Yes, to a certain extent politicians are malleable. That does not mean they will automatically bend their personal beliefs to the will of the voters. You can see this in action right now, since most Democrat voters support conditioning aid to Israel and Biden refuses to do so.

More fundamentally, you need to reconsider the idea of voting for a politician and then expecting them to do what you want when they have made no indication that they will. At that point, you've lost significant leverage.

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