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[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What you originally wrote doesn't imply only leaders.
The current leaders of Zionist parties that are part of the government are, Netanyahu, Smotrich, Ben Gvir and Arie Deri. That's 2 Ashkenazis and 2 Mizrahis.

They voted for the Likud mostly because of the racism they experienced. That resulted in much more Mizrahi Jews in places of power and the shrinking of the gap between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews.
Justifiable or not, that clearly worked in their interest.

But clearly you're just looking to attack people, so I'm wasting my time.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You wrote it again, but do you mean Revisionist Zionism? I didn't pretend, as it's completely irrelevant.
You wrote that the hardcore Zionist tends to be European. You were corrected that it isn't true today.
You should clarify yourself if you meant something else.

The article points out Mizrahi are more right wing.
Likud's voters are still mostly Mizrahi, even if less Mizrahi are voting for them as compared to the past.
And it isn't the only right wing party or the most extreme one. Ben Gvir's party is worse and also has mostly Mizrahi voters.

I haven't managed to find the articles that talked about the last election in the context of Mizrahi Jews, but you can go through the last election result map and see the places where the Likud got the highest percentages are almost all Mizrahi dominated.

And vote against their interests in which way?

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

You mean Netanyahu's parents.
Where were Ben Gvir's parents from?

The majority of Likud, Shas and Ben Gvir voters are Mizrahi Jews.
Israeli Mizrahi Jews in general tend to be more right wing in general.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-08-23/ty-article/.premium/is-likud-still-the-party-of-israels-mizrahi-voters-these-experts-say-otherwise/0000017f-dbf2-db22-a17f-fff38d570000

https://archive.md/HBvfq

 

"Homs must not fall," one of the sources told Reuters, adding that senior officers deployed overnight to oversee some Hezbollah fighters who had been in Syria near the border with Lebanon for years.

A Syrian military officer and two regional officials close to Tehran also told Reuters that elite Hezbollah forces had crossed over from Lebanon and taken up positions in Homs.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago

Arguably the non-PKK Kurds / Democratic Socialist state of Rojava (AANES). But they aren't an active part of the current situation.

Best case scenario for Syrian citizens, is if the Turkey-backed Sunni Islamist forces and the Shia Islamist / Assad regime / Russian / Iranian forces considerably dwindle each other's numbers and capabilities, with the Kurds swooping in at the end to help turn the rest of Syria into a Democratic Socialist state.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is a seperate incident which happened more recently. After the one you wrote about.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

49.5% of the voters voted for the current government.

Which "progressive" government did Israel have in the last 30 years?
Barak and especially Rabin's government stopped the settlements.
Olmert had the "realignment plan", which was shelved due to the 2nd Lebanon war.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Sounds like they hit some missile manufacturing facilities. Hopefully they also hit some drone facilities.
Less missiles and drones for Russia's attacks on Ukraine and for the Iranian militias' attacks on the Kurds in Syria and Iraq.

Edit: Seems like they did also hit drone facilities. Less Shahed drones for Russia.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Russia and Turkey have been bombing in Syria for many years now. Turkey has also been bombing for years in Iraq.
None of this is actually new.

[–] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago

I assume the drone that took the video exploded moments later, killing Sinwar.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/sinwars-death-came-end-months-searching-by-israel-2024-10-17/

...leading to a gunfight during which Sinwar escaped into a ruined building.

...tank shells and a missile were also fired at the building.

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