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Israeli would be using gas chambers if not for the optics

1200 Israelis
"Extraordinary number" of Palestinians

They're "in talks" with the EU; the EU member countries would still have to approve it. This is basically Moldova aligning with the EU over Russia, so unless someone has a grudge against them it'll likely go through.

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Israeli article says that the IDF is facing severe manpower shortages due to poor morale. Interesting notes:

Of a platoon of 30 soldiers called for their 11th deployment in Gaza, only 6 showed up.

Hamas repeatedly sets traps in building that have already been cleared, and soldiers feel their task is impossible/pointless. The seemingly endless conflict is the primary reason for the loss of morale.

Many platoons are lacking in manpower due either to physical or mental injury

Problems were occuring before the incursion into Lebanon, reportedly for months now. IDF goon quote: "I don't know with what army they think will enter Lebanon, because there is no army. I'm not going back to the battalion." Another says "We’re sitting ducks in a shooting range. We don’t understand what we’re doing here...The hostages aren’t coming back, and it just feels never-ending—soldiers are getting injured and dying along the way. It all seems pointless."

Israeli government is not prosecuting people that refuse to show up. Internally, the IDF shames/humiliates deserters but ultimately lets them go.

At least some soldiers are being fined for lost/damaged equipment.

There are a lot more quotes from soldiers in the article. Assuming the article isn't totally fabricated or something, the IDF is facing a Vietnam-esque situation, except that all their soldiers are close to home and can just leave. An invasion of Lebanon seems extremely unlikely at this point - other than Israel randomly lashing out with air strikes, the status quo probably isn't going anywhere.

Moldova is currently split almost exactly 50% on joining the EU now. 1.4 million votes cast and the difference between join and not is <100 votes

Yeah people talk about Putin being naive or whatever but if his plans had worked, Russia would be in an incredible spot right now. US just preferred to cripple its own vassals over "losing" them

Comrade... Twitch? I'm laughing so hard at this

I was pre ChatGPT also. Still do writing for my current job but I'm too much of a boomer to trust it with anything.

Matt Miller: “Israel has the right to tаrget civilians”

I switched degrees out of CS because of shit like this. The final straw was having to write code with pencil and paper on exams. I'm probably happier than I would've been making six figures at some bullshit IT job ()