Hamas attacks Israel

[bachophile]

Well, on a personal level, in a bit of a lull, occasional sirens (one of the dogs, I’m dog sitting one of my daughters dogs who lives in Tel Aviv, goes absolutely bonkers with every siren and subsequent boom of iron dome)

If and when the ground incursion starts I will be again in mass casualty mode which may bring tense hours at work.

On the more macro scale, I think Netanyahus career is over. He will stay at the helm for the war but no matter what the outcome, his government will fall, there is broad consensus that any other outcome is impossible.

All his legal issues and the judicial reform have melted away into nothing. He will be the one on whose watch disaster befell the country. Nothing will wash that away. And I sense that I see it on his face as he addresses the nation.

[George K]

You must be really stressed out - you’re capitalizing your posts.

[Mik]

I guess if this abomination can have a sliver of silver lining, the death of the judicial reform is it.

[Mik]

But what struck me is the normalcy of the sirens and iron dome booms. That's a hell of a thing.

[bachophile]

@George-I’m not responsible for my iPads autocorrect

[Rainman]

I've always liked Netanyahu. I've been wrong? I guess I need some reading to understand why he is disliked by Bachophile and nearly half the public.
But it's so great and reassuring to hear from Bachophile, jeez, I can't imagine what he is going through. Thoughts and prayers.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

What a compilation.

[George K]

[Mik]

From that thread….

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Maybe IDF intelligence is not so remiss as portrayed.

[taiwan_girl]

@bachophile Keep safe and I am thinking of you and sending good thoughts.

:couple_with_heart:

[jon-nyc]

[Copper]

[Mik]

A bit late for that, I think.

[jon-nyc]

[Renauda]

[jon-nyc]

To say that “continued military operations” are a red line is basically giving them an ultimatum to cease hostilities.

[Horace]

As terrorist motivations go, a strong Israeli reaction, and the fallout from it, is the most plausible one.