Caroline Glick provides a somber rundown of what has happened in Israel, and starting at 06:00 of the video below, shares some pragmatic thoughts on the meaning of the war and the only way that it can end with Israel and its people safe.
Given the nature of what has been happening in Israeli politics, and the coordination Saturday in the Hamas attack, as Mrs. Glick aptly notes, all prior metrics for a regional Israeli control and defend policy has failed.
In very somber tones, Caroline Glick deconstructs the pretending model and cuts to the heart of the issue. Regardless of diplomatic costs, the strategic killing of every element of Hamas must begin immediately, with extreme prejudice and without regard for collateral damage. WATCH (Prompted):
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(Via Daily Mail) – The Hamas gunmen who launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel have taken babies and elderly women hostage, according to former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Bennett revealed the sickening details of the ongoing assault in an interview with CNN on Saturday night, as running gun battles continued in the streets of Israel more than 24 hours after the assault began. (more)
Well, then, let’s try this:
No one here sees any possible connections/linkages to Hamas terrorist attacks a day ago and recent actions and statements in the US to define MAGA and other “right wing” extremists as terrorist threats?
Not only did Israeli intelligence miss the attack, so did the intelligence apparatus of the USA and all of its allies. Isn’t the mission of intelligence agencies to identify threats before attacks happen? Wasn’t like the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War and a holiday for Israel? I think that be an important date to anticipate an attack. When is anyone in government ever accountable for their mistakes that cost lives?
Yet they still claim they need to violate the privacy rights of Americans to protect our country. They are so full of crap. They want powers to snoop to use against us. I am so sick of all of them.
How do you know the US intelligence interests didn’t know about this?
Under this presidency it’s likely that they knew and did not share it.
It’s just as likely they wanted it to happen and gave a lot of money to Iran to ensure it.
Or started it
Which begs the question, did they miss it?
No. They didn’t.
https://theaspenbeat.com/2023/10/08/did-the-biden-administration-withhold-intel-from-israel/
They didn’t this attack , ,this was provoked and permitted by the Israeli govt.
Hamas militants were able to cross open ground into multiple Israeli cities without detection or being challenged??They were even able to make it back into Gaza afterwards with hostages.
They have have 8 seperate border systems none of which were working . Even if the systems were overrun by surprise which is virtually impossible they have attack helicopters for that case, and none were air
borne until 6 hours later
Notice how the very accessible and unavoidably vulnerable critacal infrastructure of Israel never gets attacked.
They have 85 billion $$$ worth of weapons from Afghanistan, 6 billion $$ of weapon support from Iran, unknown advanced weapons from Ukraine but not one hit on critical infrastructure.
Fake event. 60 minutes recently reported that Israel was experiencing 500,000+ protestors every Sat night for weeks.
Boy, this sure came at the perfect time for the Israeli government.
you know nothing and are an idiot
It’s Israel’s version of 911, the Pearl Harbor ‘galvanizing event’ that slips unquestioned war footing in without the least debate.
The ‘intelligence failing’ is so colossal it beggars belief.
you know nothing and are an idiot
you know nothing and are an idiot
Hate to burst your bubble… Our entire government has been Penetrated by islamicists… Ever since 9/11, The Bush, Obama, and now Biden administrations have opened the gates of government to particular groups more than others. With the worst example being the culling of commissioned officers and NCOs to make room for privates and useless and worthless administrators into combat command… That’s almost 22 years for these foreign agents to burrow and progress to positions where they can be of use to their true loyalties. I’m sure we had operators aware, but gatekeepers nixed the information… I can tell you that the day is not far off where some version of what happened in Israel happens here. Not necessarily with just the Islamic population… there are places where drug growers and transporters have already intimidated the community and its .as enforcement.
We need to take operational security seriously…
Muslims are not our threat. Neither are Blacks, or Hispanics, or Gays or Trannies, or even the majority of Democrats. Our threat is the intelligence community, the central bankers, bank for international settlements (BIS) and the deep state. They’ve done a great job of “divide and conquer”
They were too busy planning the roll out of the re-education camps of the Maga “terrorists”.
All eyes were on the Ukraine. Hence the evil saw and used the opportunity.
US Intelligence resources were deployed to monitor social media accounts promoting pro-Trump MAGA opinions
I’d say at least 70% of the country is sick of them all. It would be nice to see anyone remotely associated with the federal government and NGOs to be rounded up and sent to GITMO forever.
You settle on a rattlesnake infested property for your homestead … which option do you choose ??
1. Annihilate ALL rattlesnakes prior to building or remaining in/on your homestead.
2. Build a homestead and faithfully remove all rattlesnakes from your homestead – everyday … except … one beautiful holiday you relax … suddenly … the rattlesnakes attack you, your children, family, friends and neighbors … and now… you are dead.
Umm, we live on a ranch in mid-western Texas. The only way to annihilate all the snakes would be use nuclear weapons to destroy every rock, crevice, bush, and pond. Inasmuch as rattlesnakes travel miles from their dens, can produce as many as 60 offspring, and can live as long as 20-30 years in captivity, these snakes are never confined to ones’ property. Ireland as no rattlesnakes because it’s an island and it takes jut two to end up with millions, so they have prevented rattlesnake incursion. Annihilating their habitat everywhere would simply result in adapting to new circumstances. The hibernate in cold weather but a nuclear winter with below freezing temps for a years through the mating season might terminate them. So, I understand your analogy, and we kill everyone of them we see immediately. We have no illusions. As long as there’s a fertile pair anywhere, and we still have land and water and small game for them to eat…there will be snakes.
So you live with Muslim murdering devils, I mean rattlesnakes … until they murder you.
Which is why there’s the Sweetwater rattlesnake hunt and eat every year!
rat poison in the hamburger=bye bye snakey. snakes are reptiles, cold-blooded. If it gets cold and stays cold, they die. natural enemies: https://a-z-animals.com/blog/11-animals-that-hunt-rattlesnakes/
As for gaza, middle east etc., Israel has to be ready to fight a war pretty much every day jut to stay alive because their arab neighbors, truth be told, want the dead and gone. Iran is just the most honest about it. Maybe Israel will design a national 600-megaton self-destruct system so if they ever get fully overrun, everybody dies for 1,000 mile radius from jerusalem and the sole occupant of the holy land thereafter will be the holy spirit himself. ”Let there be light”.
maybe don’t take the rattlesnakes home
The Muslim murdering devils, aka rattlesnakes, did not live in Israeli homes – they invaded Israel.
Having a hard time following this logic MBGSE History does not track to your options.
Or you invest in a ton of King snake and you watch them swallow the rattle snakes.
There is always more than one way to skin a cat!
Hamas is going to use the women and children as human shields.
They always have. This time will be no different. This time, AGAIN, I see many Israeli elementary school age kids they video recorded. I’m old enough to remember the Ma’alot massacre perpetrated by ‘slims in May 1974. And many since. Today Jovan Pulitzer reports what Woke-Communist Biden stenography pools don’t want you to see most of which has or will be outright blocked by cnnmsnbcabccbsnbc, the debilitating Fox-Murdoch Nueze, Bezos Blog, and maybe worst of all for what should be an obvious reason – the JYT. https://rumble.com/v3nt3xd-war-in-israel-hamas-attacks-update.html
I’m not even seeing thoughts and prayers over on Facebook.
Because people are seeing through these fake events quickly.
I’m surprised they didn’t crash two airplanes and cause three high rise buildings to collapse into their own footprint again.
Muslims have magic powers.
But they never seem to hit an important target in Israel with these multiple billions of weaponry.
I guarantee you this fake event is going to be exposed! Things have changed. Just ask Kevin McCarthy.
Go crawl back under your rock, M. You don’t belong here.
you’re an idiot
stop talking
(also you’re boring in your idiocy and trolling)
M, I am assuming you are a troll because nobody could be that stupid
Oh, I don’t know. He has a lot of competition in San Francisco.
Dain bramage
I have a conservative friend living in Tel Aviv who has a daughter in the Israeli army. Trust me. It is really happening. This is not a case of Wag the Dog.
You are despicable and sick. May God have mercy on your soul.
What do they do to children? Beslan springs to mind.
I live in Jerusalem. What happened here was NOT a surprise attack. The border fence is very sophisticated. It has cameras and heat sensors. The IDF turned a blind eye for five hours. From 6:30 – 11:30, terrorists had free reign here. They massacred men women, children, elderly. They’ve kidnapped around 200 from the reports in seeing. Over 700 dead. 2500 injured.
Most are innocent civilians. Terrorists are still running all over.
This was not a surprise attack. This was an Israeli 9 /11.
The question now is why?
“Israeli 9/11” huh? Any vids of “dancing Americans” yet?
Actually, a qualified “yes.” The ones I have seen, such as the ones parading right here in Philadelphia, are all clearly Arabs or Mohammedans, so not really Americans. But they are quite pleased by the massacre, as are so many on social media. It makes me sick to know this, but it shows just how deeply we have been infiltrated by our enemies.
Your answer was better than mine. I hear that certain members of congress are fine with dead Israelis. My friend’s son is missing.
American – Israeli.
Parading in Toronto.
San Francisco had a group celebrating.
Then again, it IS SanFrancisco, so there’s that.
Start at the root cause. They are all Ishmaelites. Israel will turn “Palestine” into the suburb of Palestein.
No, but tons of videos of celebrating Arabs. Fireworks and candy included
Code Pink Endorses Hamas Attacks on Israel; “Anti-War” Groups Announce Pro-Hamas Rallies in US
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/code-pink-endorses-hamas-attacks-israel-anti-war/
Lindsey Graham?
Thanks for this update. If that is the case then this may not be understandable from what we see. Keep us updated.
Thank you!
IMO, once again, there are people even at Treehouse ready to jump all over an alternate opinion.
I believe the event in Israel is definitely REAL. It is horrific.
However, I also , question that Israeli Intelligence was unaware or caught off guard. That is the part that is not credible to me. It is not an all or nothing event.
Questioning how it was allowed, or managed, to happen is not denying that it occurred.
My best guess is it offers the pacifist American President (who tweeted, then deleted, a warning to Israel NOT to retaliate) an opportunity to look like a “peacemaker”.
Only problem is he was the one who released 6 billion in funds to Iran. His strings are pulled by Obama.
Saudi Arabia now all in, supporting the Palestinians and blaming Israel. So, Abraham Accords now out the window? Looks like sides will be drawn. Back to total ME chaos.
The Saudis came out too fast. The UAE waited, and I see this morning they came out in support of Israel.
UAE Sides with Israel, Condemns Hamas for ‘Nihilistic Destruction’ (breitbart.com)
Wow! That was a tremendous and sobering video.
A piece of good news on Sunday evening:
Sunday 10:47: Israel’s Flotilla 13 navy commandos have captured the commander of the southern division of Hamas’ naval force, Mohammad Abu Ghali. The suspect is being interrogated by the defense echelon.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/378017
I’m quite certain that this is orchestrated by people outside of Hamas. They are using Hamas and I do not assume that the Israeli government is not in on it, very much like I think 9/11 was not just about muslim high jackers.
Yes, they are called Iranians. And, no, the Israeli government was not “in on it”.
Never ever do the mean Muslims ever hit anything of importance like say, fuel storage depots which you can clearly see are close to the West Bank. But they are very good at making pot holes in empty asphalt parking lots. What are the odds? Thousands of rockets shot at a very small country with limited fresh water supplies but never anything important hit.
I believe this will be seen for the staged event that it obviously is in record time.
your coordinate trolling with other faux conspiracy theorists here is duly noted.
congrats, you managed to be both a moron and a boring moron-simultaneously.
go bother people on drudge or something. CT is a site for intelligent discussion and insightful, often revelatory posts from SD.
Seems to me that the attackers are far more interested in killing Israelis than they are in achieving actual tactical gain. More evidence that they are terrorists rather than a “real” army.
I’m missing something reading all these posts.
Didn’t Jesus tell Peter to unleash his sword and not to bother with ears but start taking off heads?
Nope, he never said that in my Bible. He did tell Peter that “those who live by the sword shall die by it.”
Thanks Marc,
That was obviously a facetious statement on my part just to illuminate the blood lust so present in these posts.
Yes, I believe the message was “not even for me do you do these things”
Yet ………
And the US taxpayer gets to foot the bill. Yay, another foreign war.
Rep. Brian Mast
@RepBrianMast
As the only Member of Congress who has worn the uniform of both the U.S. Army and the Israeli Defense Forces, I know that those on the ground are willing to give their last breath for their country and for their friends, family, and neighbors. My prayers are with them.
Cont…
Our security services are terrible at predicting real terrorist attacks, but great at patting down 80-year-old grandmas at airports and monitoring parents who get mad at their school boards.
I believe that Islam should be eliminated from the planet and made illegal . The Palestinians were considered the ghetto trash of the Arab world.
“without regard for collateral damage”
You’re no better than the freaks in the Azov Battalion, then. It is they that bombed civilians “without regard for collateral damage.” You cry and wail about Israeli civilians being killed, then use it to justify killing Palestinian civilians.
The more I watch and listen, the more I realize there is very little practical difference between the left’s and right’s behavior.
God has already poured out his judgment on Christ for your wickedness, but I pray he spares the lives of the civilians you demand be ruined.
Everyone wants an antiseptic war, where only the “bad”germs get eliminated while leaving everything else alone. There is no utopian version of war — ever. Hyperbole is often the hallmark of the onset of hostilities, and no doubt there will be innocents killed as has been the case for everyone killed so far. As to what you term left and right behavior, there is only human behavior tempered or inflamed by the passions of human weaknesses.
At this point it seems that Israel is fighting for its life, surrounded by enemies, and with the balance of power in the Middle East hanging by a thread. It would be more appropriate to castigate those who are responsible for the weakening of our nation to the point that the demons who stormed Israel have no fear of doing so.
The events at the garden of gethsemane offer support and comfort to christians today when they are going through difficult times in their lives.
May God spare everyone unnecessary suffering. Jesus spoke of the Synagogue of Satan pretending to be Jews and the Remnant of the Jews which will be saved. The Synagogue of Satan chabad lubivichers posing with putin and with bush and other US presidents seem to control the world for satan. St. Paul said the wrath of God would be on those who were persecuting Christians and denying our Lord Jesus Christ.
Good thoughts!
As Christians we have hope and can take solace in the word of God.
Matt 24 4Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.
9“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.b 10And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nationsc will hear it; and then the end will come.
This looks like a great justification for the government of Israel to remove what freedoms its citizens have in order to provide “safety”. So I guess their Patriot Act will be enacted shortly. I’m sure Biden’s team is planning a 9/11 2.0 to grab more freedoms here. I wish they’d stop worrying about our “safety”
the occupation of Haza will not be pretty. frequent searches of persons and residences. incarceration without appeal, torture. no exceptions for women and children. broad expulsions, huge prison camps. they shall reap the whirlwind.
Sadly they shouldn’t “occupy” They should destroy…..
It is already being reported that the terrorists used some of the hardware that Biden left in Afghanistan.
Something really stinks about this affair. Suspicious cat where are you? In this day and age Hamas was able to build up, supply, train and launch a mission like this without any intel agencies in Israel, UK or USA knowing about it? The other tell is all of the horrible atrocities being filmed and put out for public consumption in the western media; that is never done. I fear there is a much larger scheme going on here.
You’re an idiot. Hamas is savage and animal like. Hamas filmed the terrorism. They don’t think like you or me. Israel has been attacked since 1948. Educate yourself before you embarrass yourself more than you already have.
Ad hominien? Not substantial statements / arguments put forth. Your vitriol discredits does not add to rational exchange.
Excellent, thank you for posting this. It is very sobering. Truth has been spoken here. It clarifies many things in my mind.
I thought we were done with Israel First thinking. Never go full Neocon. We have more pressing concerns on our shores and borders.
Sundance, you’re too smart to buy into official govt narratives. Don’t make Israel a sacred calf.
Marc
you’re too fake to be criticizing SD.
Caroline is absolutely un-missable on the Middle East.
In retaliation, Israel can do it properly. As Caroline says “with extreme prejudice”. This could be the seed or catalyst to start the world back on a path to sanity.
I have something interesting for you guys. I was looking at my emails this morning and reading through the Defending the Republic email. The 1st article was from The Conservative Treehouse dated 8, October. As I read the foot notes to the article in the email, I started thinking, how did I miss this piece? So I clicked on the link and it popped right up, written on October 8th. I searched my emails, trash and inbox. I hadn’t received and email from CTH since October 3rd. So either I’m banned from here for my radical opinions or something is up with the site and it’s email system or mine. Just an fyi in case anyone else is having problems too. And btw, the pop ups and newer email format is really annoying. I like the preview to the article and less ads in the old format better. Not sure how that works sine I’m in between old n young. We’ll I’m old, but not as old as my grandparents. But holy moly sometimes it feels like I’m swating flys on my screen just trying to read an article.
Israel needs to play the Palestinians game and negotiate the return of their hostages and once they are safely returned then break the agreement and destroy Hamas with the goal being to kill everyone in Hamas or who provided aid or comfort to Hamas. Seeing these animals dancing in the streets and celebrating the death of Israeli citizens reminds me of the post 9-11 celebrations. The world needs to realize these are not civilized human beings. These are sick, hate filled animals that need to be eliminated. Quit trying to appease or deter and destroy them. Since the 1980’s Iran has been organizing and enabling these terrorist groups and now is the time to eliminate Iran. These cowards attacked an unarmed civilian population.
War, war and more war. That is what the Biden admin has given us. This will fix inflation and make us prosperous again.
Not sure it’s a good idea to have your allies pay the rattlesnakes to bite you in order to have an excuse to nuke them though.
so the sirens for early warning didnt work? sounds familiar
Genghis Gahn ?
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rethinking-gaza-once-again/
Some interesting comparisons with the 911 irregularities
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/10/paul-craig-roberts/hamas-attack-on-israel-is-puzzling/
Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of Man. — General George Patton.
Caroline Glick has got this right. The wall, the fence and even the Iron Dome cannot not protect for long against a determined enemy for long. The only solution is to totally destroy the enemy.
Welcome back Bill….