Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts

To the shock and surprise of nobody.

Hard to support Israel with shit like that continuing to cause more issues for themselves when homeless kids with no parents have no where else to turn to

They truly are the ally we deserve. Seriously, why do we let them get away with this. The US’s support shouldn’t be unconditional. We should be able to tell a badly behaved friend to knock it off.

Comically evil trash state. Imagine if the Maya Conquest or US Trail of Tears was happening today?

I remember when the apartheid South African government did this and justifiably earned themselves sanctions and international pariah status. Well… except for the USA, which supported the apartheid government. Hmmm… seems oddly familiar.

At this point calling them "settlers" seems like soft language to me.

Let's fix that headline ok? "Israeli government authorizes the theft of land from Palestinians in 30 locations." Truth in reporting

Starting to wonder if possibly they're not doing anything in good faith.

Not beating the allegations.

Settler? They spelled land grabbing war criminals wrong

Need to stop giving Isreal money. My tax dollars should go to healthcare not funding an aparthied state.

And that’s why we’re all rooting for Iran. Literally the only country that has showed at least the slightest ability to put these rabid dogs on a leash.

Waiting for the us sends 6 billion dollars to isreal news

Appears not to be too much of a secret…

Well yeah, the goal has always been, no non-Jews in the nation. Bibi just going to keep on going until the Temple Mount. 

Two state is dead, we need to pressure Israel to give rights and freedoms to West bank Palestinians

Israel is basically trying to secure its sovereignty over the region. From a cold, calculated geopolitical point of view, this was always going to be the outcome. Israel's current biggest geographic weakness is that it's core is extremely thin and the country could easily be split in half. Taking over the West Bank one way or another was always going to be a central goal of Israel. They did the same thing with Golan heights and southern Lebanon because Israel's second biggest geographic weakness is that it doesn't control the hills and mountains to the north. These high elevations make surveillance and reconnaissance extremely difficult for Israel but very easy for militant groups inside Syria and Lebanon. They can launch attacks from there and Israel can't really do much about it. Therefore Israel sought to control these lands themselves to give themselves that advantage. Gaza is actually similar. You could say it's Israel's third and probably final major geographic weakness which is the proximity of Gaza to Tel Aviv. Having your biggest enemy right next to your biggest and most important urban center is like exposing your privates to your ex wife who's holding a knife. It doesn't matter what deal is made with Hamas or any other group, this threat will remain the same until Israel fully controls the Gaza strip, which is what it's seeking to do. Basically Israel's goals is similar to Russia historically, which is to expand your borders aggressively until you hit a series of natural defenses that are more manageable to defend. Israel quest for contiguous and defensible borders explains all of their moves. It doesn't matter what government is in charge, they'll all eventually reach the same conclusion and act to pursue the same goals ultimately.

Well its not so secret anymore

Those guys need to quit while they're ahead.