Iran's foreign minister calls for world's nuclear weapons states to disarm

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34. How does that make even the slightest bit of sense?

The discussion was about supposed threats to Israel in the Middle East, specifically Iran and it's support for groups like Hezbollah. My point is 100% dead on. Palestinians have more to fear from Israel than Israel has to fear from the Palestinians. No amount of stored munitions hidden away in Gaza is going to topple Israel or result in massive casualties. Again, this isn't to let the leadership of Hamas off the hook. They essentially exploit the civilian population to provoke Israel, knowing full well what will happen. Increasingly, however, it seems Israel is almost eager to play along, taking every opportunity to aggravate the problem, whether through military action as in Gaza, or through the continued appropriation of land to further construct illegal settlements on the West Bank.

The fact that the U.S. protects Israel even in the face of massive international criticism is certainly not lost on the Arab community, many of whom already see the U.S. as a dishonest broker, interested only in profit and empire.