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>>ahmetc+(OP)
I guess the Israeli government's original plan to arm and support drug gangs and literally ISIS (euphemistically called 'clans') as "aid security" wasn't working out? Especially after it was revealed said "security" was stealing and reselling the food aid under the protection of IDF while the Israeli govt. and media blamed the looting on Hamas.

And after the Israeli opposition leader exposed the whole charade and Netanyahu defended it saying “On the advice of security officials, we activated clans in Gaza that oppose Hamas. What’s wrong with that? It only saves the lives of Israeli solders, and publicising this only benefits Hamas.”

[1] - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/06/netanyahu-defe...

[2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Abu_Shabab

[3] - https://archive.is/20250606144357/https://www.ynetnews.com/a...

>>volley+Fc
To be honest, I do prefer drug dealers over Hamas islamists in general. And where exactly is the proof the gangs are connected to ISIS?

"The basis for Lieberman’s allegation of ties to IS was unclear."

It is easy to throw dirt and hope something sticks, but the main thing speaking against his group seems Netanjahu's support in my opinion. But otherwise I don't see the scandal so much here. Especially not compared to the scandal of intentionally targeting civilian population and indiscriminate killing of starving people like the article states.

Edit: But I just read

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerem_Shalom_aid_convoy_loot...

And well, that is indeed better to show who we are dealing with, ruthless criminals who loot and shoot a UN aid convoy for profit.

>>lukan+Od
> I do prefer drug dealers over Hamas islamists

Netanyahu prefers Hamas, he was propping them up prior to the current battles, according to the New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-q...

Also, if, as in the recent New York City mayoral debate, US politicians are supposed to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, which it recognizes itself as, then I don't see the big deal over Palestine as an Islamic state. I myself would prefer to see a secular PFLP state, but the Zionist entity, US, Canada etc. fight against the PFLP, proscribe them as "terrorists" etc.

>>regula+Ah
"he was propping them up prior to the current battles"

Those words indicate something different, than allowing quatari money to reach the civilian part of Hamas government as part of a temporary peace deal. Because that sounds actually reasonable to me.

Now there is indeed more, like this:

"Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right politician who is now Mr. Netanyahu’s finance minister, put it bluntly in 2015, the year he was elected to Parliament.

“The Palestinian Authority is a burden,” he said. “Hamas is an asset.”"

But those words came without context (just a youtube video, that I won't watch right now).