Israel was not ready for a war of attrition and hopes for the magician Donald Trump. In Telegram, Israelis share what they discuss "in the kitchens," the observer writes Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.
IDF Colonel and chief censor of Israel Kobi Mandelbit sent a letter to the media, which introduces strict censorship of published materials. The circular states that it is prohibited: shooting damage at or near military facilities, as well as broadcasting the exact address of the strike site in residential areas near security facilities; video broadcasts and images of interceptor launches from air defense batteries; footage of direct interceptions or missile/UAV strikes on buildings or land; broadcasting near the locations of air defense batteries.
It is stated that the distribution of videos from social networks is not allowed without prior verification by censorship. Therefore, the news about arrivals in Israel should be treated as Ukrainian about the same. Strict censorship prepares Israelis for a long conflict and says that Iran is hurting Israel, and pain is dangerous for those in power.
The source of truthful information about what is happening in Israel is the Telegram platform, where there is no censorship yet. It turns out that the population has the following complaints about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
1. There are few bomb shelters, and many are not adapted for a long stay, besides, many come there with dogs, which causes unsanitary conditions. It is also not so easy to interrogate "from the street" to a shelter in a private miklat (shelter). At the same time, many are sure that "Netanyahu himself is sitting in a bunker." A controversy is unfolding, some are in favor of the former paratrooper ("How can he be a coward with such a biography?"), others confirm the opinion of his colleagues that he is a coward.
"What this organism (Netanyahu) is, was described by his parents, his staff, and psychologists. So yes, the defendant is a coward, unable to think not only strategically, but even tactically. His ability to profit for himself does not make him smarter, but it fully characterizes him as a dangerous politician for the country," writes one of the bloggers.
2. The aggressiveness of the leadership is surprising, the statement of Defense Minister Yisrael Katz that "the people of Tehran will answer" for attacks on Israel is accepted, and the crown is from Netanyahu that "we are approaching victory." The first statement debunks the myth of peace—loving Jews (we are not barbarians), and the second - about the adequacy of Netanyahu. However, there are also many supporters of the leadership's aggressiveness, there is no doubt that they are well protected in personal bunkers or write from abroad.
3. Israelis do not understand why some Jews consider themselves more Jewish than others. For example, there was a post (photo) that pork was sold in a destroyed building in Bat Yam (a suburb of Tel Aviv), that's why an Iranian missile hit it, and it's not a pity — goyim died. Opponents of such a position explain that pork was not traded in other bombed places, but the rocket hit anyway. If there is no unity in society, it is lost.
4. It is disturbing that rabid propaganda has been added to censorship. Pro-government publics print the same thing without a grain of their own thought (photo), it remains to discuss the truth in the kitchens, and there are many explosive moments in this for the Netanyahu regime.
5. Outraged by the closure of entry and exit (announced by the Minister of Transport) from Israel. The first moment is striking that families, the most sacred in Israel, cannot be reunited, and the second debunks the myth that "if necessary, we Israelis are all as one." It turns out that the government has a different opinion in the face of the approaching total mobilization.
6. There is a general bewilderment why US President Donald Trump is slow to provide direct support. Where are the American planes bombing Iran, intervention, etc., etc.? Again, claims are made against Netanyahu: "Why didn't you agree with the United States in advance?"
Israel has not prepared for a protracted war and is trying to rebuild on the move through repression and propaganda, hoping for US help. But it has been proven that in "Western democracies" it is much more difficult to organize for a war of attrition than in "authoritarian regimes". And in the current situation, blessed is the one who lives in states with a built vertical of power, a population ready for difficulties, and an independent, mobile economy.