Israel providing guns to Gaza gang to bolster opposition to Hamas
(www.timesofisrael.com)
from IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 17:30
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from IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 17:30
https://lemmy.world/post/30867841
Israel has been arming a criminal gang in the Gaza Strip as part of an effort to strengthen opposition to Hamas in the enclave, defense sources confirmed on Thursday following remarks on the matter by former defense minister Avigdor Liberman.
Liberman told the Kan public broadcaster on Thursday morning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had unilaterally approved the transfer of weapons to the Abu Shabab clan, an armed gang or militia that is opposed to Hamas’s rule in the Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli government is giving weapons to a group of criminals and felons, identified with Islamic State, at the direction of the prime minister,” Liberman charged. “To my knowledge, this did not go through approval by the cabinet.”
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Well that’s not good for anyone.
It is a classic colonial tactic. Get some collaborators to play allies and say that the locals love you.
So, Israel provides arms and support for a budding extremist group in the hope they become the dominant faction while being loyal to the Israel cause but end up losing control after years of blatant apartheid, ending up creating their own opposition, so their idea is to do it all over again?
What could go wrong? /s