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Sunday, August 25, 2024
California rep. supports Israeli strikes, says attack is response to Hezbollah rockets, not just preemptive strike
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
California Congressman Ted Lieu appears to back Israel’s early morning strikes on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, tweeting that the terror group “has been launching unprovoked rocket attacks at Israel for ten months, killing civilians and destroying property.”
“Why is The NY Times calling this a preemptive attack by Israel? Why not call it a response to Hezbollah raining down missiles on Israel for ten months,” he asks, in response to a report that “Israel’s preemptive attack was aimed at missile launchers in Lebanon that had been programmed to be fired at 5 a.m. in the direction of Tel Aviv.”
Hezbollah has been launching unprovoked rocket attacks at Israel for ten months, killing civilians and destroying property.
Why is The NY Times calling this a preemptive attack by Israel? Why not call it a response to Hezbollah raining down missiles on Israel for ten months? https://t.co/NNQbXo6q8e
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 25, 2024
