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Trump advisers ‘would prefer if Israel bombs Iran first as the politics are better’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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“There’s thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action,” one of the sources told Politico under the condition of anonymity.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It really has been used as anti-Israel actions is anti-Semitism, which is a load of horseshit. If the U.S. bombs Iran and people criticize it, it's Anti-U.S. sentiment, not Anti-christian sentiment, unless all Christians suddenly say bombing Iran is what God wants.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 hours ago

If I were a practicing Jew I'd be furious if people kept conflating my faith with the state of Israel.