The UN envoy for the Middle East says that Palestinians living in Gaza have lost hope. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the death of Mohammed Sinwar, a senior Hamas leader.
The world needs a lot fewer nuclear weapons, preferably zero, to be sure. But nobody seems particularly keen on giving them up, and if Israel has them Palestine - even if it becomes a state - will always live in the shadow of Israel’s military power.
The geopolitics are fucked already, precisely because of massive power imbalances like the one between Israel and Palestine. Improving that situation certainly has the potential to make things better. Giving fanatics like Hamas (or the IDF) nukes is not a great plan, but that cat hasn’t seen the inside of a bag since 1979 (Israel’s first nuclear test) for sure and probably even earlier.
Yes to the first two no to the last, the world doesn’t need more nuclear weapons.
The world needs a lot fewer nuclear weapons, preferably zero, to be sure. But nobody seems particularly keen on giving them up, and if Israel has them Palestine - even if it becomes a state - will always live in the shadow of Israel’s military power.
Well adding more to the mix won’t make geopolitics any better.
The geopolitics are fucked already, precisely because of massive power imbalances like the one between Israel and Palestine. Improving that situation certainly has the potential to make things better. Giving fanatics like Hamas (or the IDF) nukes is not a great plan, but that cat hasn’t seen the inside of a bag since 1979 (Israel’s first nuclear test) for sure and probably even earlier.