[ex nihilo]

From CBC

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has informed the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of any postwar scenario, underscoring the deep divisions between the close allies three months into Israel's assault on Gaza that aims to eliminate the territory's Hamas rulers.

The U.S. has called on Israel to scale back its offensive and said that the establishment of a Palestinian state should be part of the "day after."

But in a nationally broadcast news conference, Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with the offensive until Israel realizes a "decisive victory over Hamas." He also rejected the idea of Palestinian statehood.

Netanyahu, who leads a far-right government opposed to Palestinian statehood, repeated his longstanding opposition to a two-state solution. He said a Palestinian state would become a launching pad for attacks on Israel."

It's the sort of attitude that will see much of their world support bleed away and doesn't help in bringing the hostages home.

And you never know. Sleepy Joe might get his targets mixed up. After all, they both begin with I.

We don't want Iranareal messing with his ice cream breaks.

Funny how certain folk on here lambast the Muslims and accuse them of all sorts of things, but when any criticism of Israel is mentioned, they go all John Mann and Margaret Hodge...