Netanyahu’s first move was to rush to the border and record a propaganda video, and this spirit trickled down to military commanders who filmed similar provocative videos. There is no way of justifying this in the name of Israel’s security.
This is simply international bullying

This is an Israeli government that completely abandons any pretense of integrating in the region in favor of a fantasy to exist as a “villa in the jungle” by further alienating factions that just yesterday openly offered to open a new leaf.
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And antagonize the Syrian people with futile flag-flaunting gestures that do nothing other than momentarily boost the fragile Israeli nationalist collective ego and maybe add a few points to Bibi’s sinking poll numbers.
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This trauma-induced rejection of any broader strategy but military might is what causes Israel to trample on what may be its most advantageous historic moment to work with regional powers to have a stake in the future of Syria, but instead they just use sheer force
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