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WAR CLOUDS: Israeli War Cabinet preparing to order 'forceful' retaliatory strike on Iran – expected to make final decision Tuesday
All Israel ^ | 4/15/24 | Joel C. Rosenberg

Posted on 04/16/2024 7:02:29 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet are leaning towards ordering the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to launch a retaliatory strike against Iran in the coming days, according to Israel’s Channel 12 news.

A final decision has apparently not been made.

The War Cabinet is expected to convene again tomorrow.

But as war clouds form over the region, the stakes could not be higher.

This is a big deal.

I think that the War Cabinet is signaling that they will probably order a strike on Iran, but leaking word of their deliberations so the Israeli public can begin to prepare, and so that foreign governments — including the White House — are aware of the cabinet's thinking process.

After all, according to the New York Times, President Biden has insisted to Prime Minister Netanyahu and to the Israeli people that Israel should not retaliate.

Therefore, the War Cabinet is trying to walk carefully, knowing that a decision to retaliate would be going against Biden's expressed wishes.

(Excerpt) Read more at allisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Iran; Israel; Politics/Elections; War
KEYWORDS: idf; iran; israel; middleeast; warcabinet
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1 posted on 04/16/2024 7:02:29 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

This Cabinet meeting brought to you by “Coca-Cola: the drink that refreshes, when it’s time to get down to business.”


2 posted on 04/16/2024 7:06:17 PM PDT by Flag_This (They're lying.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Where are all the women, POCs and DEIs?


3 posted on 04/16/2024 7:06:59 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. A)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Biden should make it clear that if Israel starts a war with Iran they’re on their own. Such a war is NOT in America’s interest. Or Europe’s either for that matter. How do you think $10 a gallon gas is going to effect economies?


4 posted on 04/16/2024 7:14:58 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: jimwatx

It will guarantee Trump’s Election.


5 posted on 04/16/2024 7:16:24 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: jimwatx

Well $10 gas kills Biden re-election ! So there is that.


6 posted on 04/16/2024 7:19:39 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
expected to make final decision Tuesday...

Is that (was that) today? Today is Tuesday. Or, is it a week from now? Some Tuesday in April 2025?

Sheesh, this is all charade, and choreographed.

7 posted on 04/16/2024 7:20:02 PM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I have tried to support the idea of Israel for a long time

But if they attack Iran, I will reconsider.

Iran had to respond to their embassy being bombed, they had no choice, but it seems they did it purposely so there would be no civilian casualties.

They also said so.. We good now?

Israel has a very important choice now.

Pray they make the right one.


8 posted on 04/16/2024 7:20:13 PM PDT by algore
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

They need maps of Iran on the wall


9 posted on 04/16/2024 7:22:09 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Wonder who the guy in the back is, who is blurred out, and why?

In any event, this appears to be any unnecessary escalation, to me.

I know, a lot of people probably disagree with that, and want Iran turned to glass, ASAP.

Well, that’s not going to happen. At least not over this.

So be the bigger man, or country, and laugh off the inept Iran retaliation to their embassy in Syria being bombed.

Israel won this round. There’s no need for another round to start. But start, it probably will. Unfortunately further isolating Israel from international support, which does matter, whether they think it does or not.


10 posted on 04/16/2024 7:28:17 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Principles, not partisanship)
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>>>>>… if Israel starts a war with Iran….

What rock did you just crawl out from?! Iran started the war on October 7 by launching their weapon named Hamas, and their other weapon, Hezbollah.

They did not start this. But they have no choice but to finish it, with or without their “reliable ally,” the United States.


11 posted on 04/16/2024 7:30:27 PM PDT by scouter (As for me and my household... We will serve the LORD.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Flatten the oil exporting Kharg Island. Accomplishes several things:

1) More economic pain to Iran than the defense against their attack cost Israel

2) Defunds future terror attacks

3) Can be done with minimal casualties

4) Will increase oil prices, which is not good for Biden’s re-election.


12 posted on 04/16/2024 7:32:09 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (DEI = Didn't Earn It!)
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Israel has to respond to the key Iranian 10/7 attack planners.

Iran started this, not Israel.


13 posted on 04/16/2024 7:34:17 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (DEI = Didn't Earn It!)
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Actually Bibi and Israel launched the war in October on themselves.
Bibi and Israel since about 2012 had been encouraging Qutar to fund Hamas in Gaza with Bibi thinking he could control the situation and Hamas. Well 11 years later it bit him in the proverbial ASS didn’t it.

It would not surprise me at all if Bibi and Israel orchestrated this mess so they would have an excuse to wipe out Hamas and Gaza. And now they have a excuse to attack Iran, well what is Iran really going to do, they have no army to invade with, no real navy ti speak of and I highly doubt there are anywhere close to having a nuclear bomb. Add to that internal problems and the other night was the only Wad they had to shoot with.


14 posted on 04/16/2024 7:37:12 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Yeah let’s close the Straight of Hormuz and get to $200 a Barrel Oil. If that were to happen, Biden would be run out of town and recession here we come.


15 posted on 04/16/2024 7:40:18 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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—> It would not surprise me at all if Bibi and Israel orchestrated this mess so they would have an excuse to wipe out Hamas and Gaza.

What you said.


16 posted on 04/16/2024 7:41:15 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Uncle Miltie

Israel does not have to respond.

And no Iran did not start this any more than Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

But Israel likely does, and I don’t remember the last inspection reports.


17 posted on 04/16/2024 7:41:23 PM PDT by algore
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But if they attack Iran, I will reconsider.

Yes, you are IRGC now; What you do, do quickly.
18 posted on 04/16/2024 7:42:33 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Good


19 posted on 04/16/2024 7:43:27 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: algore

Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25


20 posted on 04/16/2024 7:44:58 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (DEI = Didn't Earn It!)
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