Netanyahu’s boast that he will bring about regime change has produced the opposite effect. Hijabless women have been demonstrating in the streets, chanting ‘Get an atom bomb’. The country that urgently needs regime change is Israel.
Under any interpretation, Israel's attack is clearly illegal under international law, not that anyone seems to care anymore. Israel's attack on Iran is best understood as a continuation of its attempt to remake the Middle East through force.
"Right, because the U.S. occupation of Iraq is certainly the best-case scenario for Gaza today," one critic quipped.
Israeli PM warns of seizure of territories and ‘other measures’ if Hamas refuses to release remaining hostages
The invitation has outraged many Israelis—majorities of whom despise Netanyahu, who is under indictment by Israeli prosecutors for corruption.
"This man should not be addressing Congress," said the New York Democrat. "He is a war criminal."
A former hostage warned the Israeli prime minister that if he continues to pursue "the destruction of Hamas, there won't be any hostages to release."
Unprecedented strikes, and a call for a nationwide general strike leads Netanyahu to halt his plans for judicial overhaul.
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