• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    2 months ago

    Very weird-

    Shortly after the US statement was released, the Israeli military said it had not yet identified an aerial threat from Iran.

    “As of this moment, Israel does not perceive imminent threat from Iran,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.

    You would think this would be a propaganda win for Israel whether it was true or not, so you would think they would just say it was true. It’s not like the IDF has a problem with lying.

    So I am confused here.

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      2 months ago

      The same things were said by the Ukrainian government just before the very obvious Soviet Russian invasion began.
      I believe at the time it was generally accepted that it was to keep the Ukrainian citizens calm because having to deal with civil unrest in the form of widespread panic would only serve to complicate the incoming invasion response.

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      2 months ago

      Netanyahu would probably rather his people be actually hurt, so that it could bolster popularity of ongoing war.

      When nothing happens, and security manages to intercept these things - people start questioning if they’re actually in any kind of danger. Occasionally leaders have allowed things to happen to their citizens, in order to garner acceptance for going to war.