I have it on good authority that the USA wanted SA to take Israel to ICC. I learnt this from someone very close to me that was in the process of renewing his US visa that jokingly said South Africa should withdraw their case against Israel as this would upset their great ally, the USA, and in turn his chances of his visa being renewed to the then minister of justice Lamola. Lamola then rebutted this by telling him not to worry as the USA gave them permission to do so in an attempt to tarnish the Netanyahu administration and tenure. With this said though I still find it strange how democrats could do this and still supply Israel with weaponry that’s blowing Gaza to smithereens, do you know why this may be Doc? Is it a sick way of giving me him enough rope to hang himself ? I find it puzzling.
That's interesting. While I was drafting my first article on this I received information from someone else of a similar kind, though not linked to that minister. I had been wondering whether he would have known about that or not.
In my previous piece I suggested that perhaps 'Plan A' was to remove Netanyahu more quickly but that failed, so they switched to a Plan B which indeed involves giving him enough rope to be easily prosecutable for war crimes. But there could be all kinds of other strategic manoeuvring going on.
The recent developments in Syria also complicate matters - although are in line with what I suggested about Turkey/Erdogan essentially operating as a US proxy.
Edited to add a further point:
One aspect of Plan B that I mentioned in a previous post is using Netanyahu to take relatively extreme measures against groups designated as US enemies in the region, whilst simultaneously giving him enough rope...that way they get rid of two birds with stone (excuse the mixed metaphors).
Craig Murray has a different, more pessimistic take:
I am as interested at the timing of 'The Bibi Files' documentary and Netanhayu's court date, as I am at CNN and Tucker Carslon interviewing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
I have it on good authority that the USA wanted SA to take Israel to ICC. I learnt this from someone very close to me that was in the process of renewing his US visa that jokingly said South Africa should withdraw their case against Israel as this would upset their great ally, the USA, and in turn his chances of his visa being renewed to the then minister of justice Lamola. Lamola then rebutted this by telling him not to worry as the USA gave them permission to do so in an attempt to tarnish the Netanyahu administration and tenure. With this said though I still find it strange how democrats could do this and still supply Israel with weaponry that’s blowing Gaza to smithereens, do you know why this may be Doc? Is it a sick way of giving me him enough rope to hang himself ? I find it puzzling.
That's interesting. While I was drafting my first article on this I received information from someone else of a similar kind, though not linked to that minister. I had been wondering whether he would have known about that or not.
In my previous piece I suggested that perhaps 'Plan A' was to remove Netanyahu more quickly but that failed, so they switched to a Plan B which indeed involves giving him enough rope to be easily prosecutable for war crimes. But there could be all kinds of other strategic manoeuvring going on.
The recent developments in Syria also complicate matters - although are in line with what I suggested about Turkey/Erdogan essentially operating as a US proxy.
Edited to add a further point:
One aspect of Plan B that I mentioned in a previous post is using Netanyahu to take relatively extreme measures against groups designated as US enemies in the region, whilst simultaneously giving him enough rope...that way they get rid of two birds with stone (excuse the mixed metaphors).
Craig Murray has a different, more pessimistic take:
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/12/the-end-of-pluralism-in-the-middle-east/
But I think he was behind the curve on some aspects of the situation and perhaps his first take is an overreaction.
I am as interested at the timing of 'The Bibi Files' documentary and Netanhayu's court date, as I am at CNN and Tucker Carslon interviewing the Russian Foreign Ministry.