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Netanyahu

Iran says it has bombed wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in Israel. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are also claiming that they have attacked the Israeli air force headquarters.

Palestine Chronicle reported that:

According to Tasnim News Agency, the Public Relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the location of the commander of the Israeli air force were attacked in what it described as “targeted and surprise attacks.”

The Times of Israel has reported that:

Israel says there were no injuries in the strikes.

And, Netanyahu’s office has dismissed Iran’s claims that the “fate” of the Israeli PM is unclear. As yet, details remain entirely unclear – Iran’s assertions have not been verified, nor has Netanyahu’s location.

At the weekend, Netanyahu – along with various co-criminal Western leaders – crowed about the assassination of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and his family. It’s hard to argue that turnabout is not fair play. However, it will be no surprise to see Keir Starmer and other ‘leaders’ condemn Iran for ‘disproportionately’ retaliating for what Israel did to it – just as Starmer did on 1 March after the US and Israel slaughtered Iranian schoolchildren and bombed hospitals.

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[–] StarkWolf@hexbear.net 56 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If they can't get him, if he has left the country, it's at least fair game to blow up all of his things. Give him nothing but a hole in the ground to return to if he ever comes back. It's where he belongs.

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 62 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He’s in Germany, but that means Germany is illegally harboring a war criminal and wherever he is is a valid military target, I hope they just hit him in Germany

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Send a secret agent to the Fourth Reich to finish the job. pika-pickaxe

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought America taught the world already that harboring terrorists makes your entire country fair game for bombing.

[–] TheVelvetGentleman@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was genuinely confused and wondering who had bombed America. I forgot that our terrorists are different because they do it for profit.

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, I don’t think Iran’s missile capabilities can reach the USA yet. For that, we’re back to: second breakfast, but it’s 9/11

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not really a “yet” thing, they’ve specifically chosen not to build ones that can hit the US even though they definitely could. The idea is that would just piss off the US.

Probably worth doing in retrospect

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Compared to the investment in 9/11 v2, it’s probably the right trade-off. It clearly takes more than one to get past surface-to-air defenses, and I’d guess the volume tradeoffs for 1 that could hit the USA vs. many that could hit Netanyahu’s office are significant enough that being able to dominate the defenses that have been put in place locally is a far surer bet than something which would have many more times the interception possibilities en route to a much more distant target.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

And what is Germany going to do about it, call daddy USA?

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

oh my god I would jump for fucking joy if they killed him

i might actually have to call out/leave work when it happens because I will be too happy and people will be like yikes-1 yikes-2 yikes-3 over it (liberals)

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the best and worst part of life is that the reaper comes for us all

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

if they killed him […] when it happens

It’d still be a good day, but NOWHERE near as joyful if it’s old age instead.

just say "i'm glad the evil dictator is dead" and refuse to elaborate.

[–] BattleshipPokemon@hexbear.net 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I heard rumours that Netanyahu had flown to Germany to avoid all the fighting, but idk how true that is

[–] Elysia@hexbear.net 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Makes sense, they have an opening in the Führerbunker at the moment

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 month ago

He was his hero…

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago

it would be nice to know for sure whether the german state was officially complicit in violating the rome treaty (obviously it is) and also if netanyahu has done his most hitler-detector act yet by fleeing to fucking germany of all places. i wouldn't be terribly surprised if it were the case.

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago

IMO that seems highly likely - or if not Germany, somewhere else outside of occupied Palestine.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would’ve easily been the crab-party of the year.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This would be my crab-party of the decade right there

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I keep trying to come up with someone who would top it and the best I’ve come up with is that Mecha-Hitler is elected to be POTUS in 2028, and immediately nukes Korea before being assassinated, narrowly stealing the title before the decade ends.

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Tis a tragedy

[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago
[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Isn't Bibi hiding out in Austria now? His plane went there, but I don't know if he was on it.

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ve heard Greece, I’ve heard Berlin, I’ve heard Tel Aviv. That last one seems particularly unlikely to me.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where in the World is Benjamin Netanyahu?

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

For once, there isn’t a missing green dot in the Middle East.

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago