I suspect "we" don't have a cease-fire precisely and expressly because of groups like the Houthis, HAMAS, Hezbollah, and the other non-state actors, backed by anti-Israel governments, who act to keep Israel and any country that wants to use the Med near Israel or the Suez Canal/Red Sea in danger from attacks. You realize they do this int…
I suspect "we" don't have a cease-fire precisely and expressly because of groups like the Houthis, HAMAS, Hezbollah, and the other non-state actors, backed by anti-Israel governments, who act to keep Israel and any country that wants to use the Med near Israel or the Suez Canal/Red Sea in danger from attacks. You realize they do this intentionally to prevent or delay a cease-fire; their goal clearly appears to be greater destabilization, a wider war, in order to bring the country of Israel to an end, and they seem to be willing to sacrifice as many lives as possible to accomplish that end. Any more than Putin cannot be permitted to end Ukraine as a country, these anti-Israel actors, whether governments or non-state actors, cannot be permitted to end Israel as a country. (I won't speak about Netanyahu's and Israel's governments' unspeakable acts which are at least partly responsible for the overall situation, but in my view, Israel, as much as Ukraine, has the right to exist as an independent country.)
"anti-Israel governments" -- Putin -- all the turmoil is a gift for Putin to strain the West resources and perseverance. Anything to hurt the West/Ukraine/the U.S. helps Putin et al.
I suspect "we" don't have a cease-fire precisely and expressly because of groups like the Houthis, HAMAS, Hezbollah, and the other non-state actors, backed by anti-Israel governments, who act to keep Israel and any country that wants to use the Med near Israel or the Suez Canal/Red Sea in danger from attacks. You realize they do this intentionally to prevent or delay a cease-fire; their goal clearly appears to be greater destabilization, a wider war, in order to bring the country of Israel to an end, and they seem to be willing to sacrifice as many lives as possible to accomplish that end. Any more than Putin cannot be permitted to end Ukraine as a country, these anti-Israel actors, whether governments or non-state actors, cannot be permitted to end Israel as a country. (I won't speak about Netanyahu's and Israel's governments' unspeakable acts which are at least partly responsible for the overall situation, but in my view, Israel, as much as Ukraine, has the right to exist as an independent country.)
"anti-Israel governments" -- Putin -- all the turmoil is a gift for Putin to strain the West resources and perseverance. Anything to hurt the West/Ukraine/the U.S. helps Putin et al.
Well said, Lynn.