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Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu ‘fucking crazy.’ The IDF chief said there is no ceasefire for Israeli forces. Netanyahu continued operations as planned. The US has decided it cannot afford to discipline its ally — and Israel’s far right has built its strategy on that knowledge.
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Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu ‘fucking crazy.’ The IDF chief said there is no ceasefire for Israeli forces. Netanyahu continued operations as planned. The US has decided it cannot afford to discipline its ally — and Israel’s far right has built its strategy on that knowledge.
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Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu ‘fucking crazy.’ The IDF chief said there is no ceasefire for Israeli forces. Netanyahu continued operations as planned. The US has decided it cannot afford to discipline its ally — and Israel’s far right has built its strategy on that knowledge.
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