Going separate ways


After attacking Iran in June and while prosecuting genocide in Gaza, Israel attacked six countries in three days during the week. Last Tuesday, Israel struck Qatar in an attack on Hamas leaders who were there for ceasefire talks. — Reuters

EVEN as global turbulence upsets multiple regions, all signs point to yet greater upheaval.

No country knows this better than Israel, technically the closest ally of the US. Israel confirmed its chief perpetrator role with multiple attacks and war crimes whose collective prospect of escalation dwarfs Russia’s Ukraine incursion.

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