Analysis: Netanyahu’s War Goal Is Not the Hostages’ Return. It’s the Occupation of Gaza – Haaretz

“57 years of Israeli occupation in the West Bank teach us that no large Jewish city will be erected tomorrow in Gaza; the ‘creeping occupation’ will advance caravan after caravan, outpost after outpost.”

To beat a dead horse: the goal has always been: Reduce and displace the native population and take the land.

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