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The comparison I was making was not so much who’s the historical aggressor, but rather their strategic approach to eventually needing to portray their position in a context that Western countries can relate to. Ukraine clearly had a communications playbook ready for an eventual Russian invasion; didn’t Israel have one? Apparently not, and they were caught unprepared.
I agree with your point about the narrative Israel is putting out. I’d politely caution against losing sight of the other fact that Hamas claim to have tens of thousands of fighters and stores of weaponry that they intend to use imminently against Israel. They’ve also said that protecting Palestinian civilians is the UN’s job, not theirs. This doesn’t justify Israel’s brutalising of two million civilians, but it begs the question: what is Israel to do against a perfidious, sworn enemy, happy to attack from behind a thick human shield?
This is all for discussion purposes. I am very much against how Palestinians have and are being treated.