It was believed there was no threat from the south – the Hamas were “pacified” and did not want a big war, and the “Iron Dome” would handle the shelling.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/how-israel-dropped-the-ball-on-hamas-invasion/

This process disciplines workers in the advanced capitalist countries, who are muzzled by the threat of unemployment hovering over them and pacified by the welfare that imperialist loot makes possible.

Source: https://monthlyreview.org/2023/01/01/nato-and-the-long-war-on-the-third-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nato-and-the-long-war-on-the-third-world