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Jun 24, 2025
strange day
Today was a strange day with the ceasefire coming out of nowhere early this morning.
We Israelis were told about the ceasefire by President Trump and by the Iranians but our own government stayed silent about it for a long time, so we in Israel had no idea what was true, what was bluster, what was happening, and what was real or fake. Eventually the Israeli government confirmed it as well. Despite the ceasefire the Iranians shot missiles at Israel. Israel was going to retaliate and Trump seems to have harshly told Israel to back off. Strange day.
The ceasefire seems imposed. It also seems like subterfuge with Trump going crazy about Israel possibly retaliating despite being so close over the past two weeks. Maybe it is more deception and a distraction with something sneaky to come out of nowhere in a few days.
During the campaign against Iran Netanyahu strutted around proud of what Israel had accomplished, and rightfully so. He even gave interviews (to news outlets other than Channel 14) and press conferences with questions, that he rarely does, and speeches proudly tooting his horn. he also sounded like a leader again, and less like the divisive politician worried about his own interests as he has acted and sounded over the past 4-5 years. Now with Netanyahu receding into the shadows to avoid Trump's anger he again seems back to being the Netanyahu of recent rather than the Netanyahu of old where he suddenly doesnt talk to the Israelis anymore and his personal politics is going front and center.
During the campaign against Iran Netanyahu strutted around proud of what Israel had accomplished, and rightfully so. He even gave interviews (to news outlets other than Channel 14) and press conferences with questions, that he rarely does, and speeches proudly tooting his horn. he also sounded like a leader again, and less like the divisive politician worried about his own interests as he has acted and sounded over the past 4-5 years. Now with Netanyahu receding into the shadows to avoid Trump's anger he again seems back to being the Netanyahu of recent rather than the Netanyahu of old where he suddenly doesnt talk to the Israelis anymore and his personal politics is going front and center.
The Israeli government at some point released another statement about accepting the ceasefire and that Israel had accomplished all of its goals in Iran so can end it now. The statement is strange because just yesterday members of the war cabinet spoke about how we still have what to do and it will end in a few days when it is all accomplished, and just this morning the Iranians shot ballistic missiles at Israel killing several people and wounding many more. The official war goals had been to dismantle the nuclear program and to dismantle the threat of ballistic missiles. The first one seems to have been accomplished with flying colors, while the second makes it seem like the ceasefire was imposed because that is clearly not something that has been accomplished.
All that being said, the mission in Iran seemed, using the few tools we can judge it with, to have been a great success and we Israelis had some very proud moments over the past 11 days. The issue of the ceasefire is strange and unclear and from what has been said publicly it has seem to left a bad taste in the mouths of many. Despite all that, I think this is mostly a minor thing relative to what Israel has done over the past 11 days, and the lashing from Trump is also minor relative to what has been accomplished with and by the USA, over the past 11 days.
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Well put Rafi. Here in that states, as much as people like Trump and what he did for Israel, after the ceasefire when Iran broke it and we had even more deaths, and Trump said "both sides don't know what they are F---ing doing" that was disgusting. But with Trump trying to play both sides, who knows what's political theater. Qatar is still an enemy. I don't think Trump thinks so. My hope is we can 1. finish up Gaza and 2. extend the Abraham accords. Although IDK what finishing up in Gaza really means. We seem to have left Khamenei in power. Who takes control of Gaza even if we get all our people back is something Bibi has not addressed.
ReplyDeleteSo many things are happening that are strange at the moment, some seem to have no logic, and then we look at the greater picture, and see that Hashem has done such great miracles. Would would have believed that we could control the airspace in Tehran? And to get there, over Syria whose air force we have destroyed, and with intervention from Hizbullah which is also neutralized. What to make of Trump? No idea. He is the strangest part of the equation, that I don't understand, so agin I must just zoom out a bit, and see Hashem's hand in this. I get that our enemies also see this, and understand what it means.
ReplyDeleteIt seems Trump's thinking was: I want to get credit for ending this war. How do I do that?
ReplyDeleteOkay, the Israelis make a big deal about this Frodo place. My MAGA people don't want America involved in another foreign war. So we go in, bomb the place to bits and leave. No harm to us, Israel can relax and I can declare the war over and take all the credit!
Wait, the Israelis are still pressing the attack? Dammit, I told them the war's over and now they're making me look dumb. No one does that!
Still it worked. I do think that many Jews like to ask forgiveness more than permission. And do what they want even if they ask. Maybe I’ve been to to many shuls where people are asked to wait for the Rov to start kiddush and whoops, well I was going to eat that kugel anyway…
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