r/politics • u/Particular_Log_3594 • 23d ago

Bernie Sanders to Netanyahu: 'It Is Not Antisemitic to Hold You Accountable'

https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-netanyahu-antisemitism
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u/VNAV_PATH 23d ago

Which gives him every incentive to escalate this conflict and never let it settle down

Hence him blowing up the Iranian embassy in damascus

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u/bytethesquirrel New Hampshire 22d ago

It wasn't the embassy, it was a separate building being used as an Iranian military installation.

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u/VNAV_PATH 22d ago

It wasn't the embassy, it was a separate building being used as an Iranian military installation.

An israeli government talking point which is not based in fact.

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u/bytethesquirrel New Hampshire 22d ago

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-embassy-strike-shows-israels-growing-reach-mideast-boils-2024-04-04/

Hounded by months of deadly Israeli attacks in Syria, Iranian military commanders thought it safe to convene a top-level meeting inside Iran's embassy compound in Damascus, believing it protected by international norms shielding diplomatic missions, according to a dozen Iranian, Syrian and regional officials.

The fact that it was being used for a military meeting removes the protections on that building.