BRATTLEBORO-With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu currently on trial (for breach of trust, accepting bribes, and frauds), unpopular, and clinging to power: Are not the reports plausible that Hamas leadership planned the Oct. 7 atrocities intending to keep him in power and trigger massive Palestine civilian casualties in order to turn world opinion against Israel?
Eighty-five percent of Israeli citizens want a probe of Netanyahu's security failures after the war is over. Putting his own self-interest first, Netanyahu must keep this war going, no matter what.
And the slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinian people and maiming of another 100,000 serve Hamas's strategic goals.
Are there any good guys?
Steven K-Brooks
Brattleboro
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