TOM EATON | Who benefits from Palestine-Israel conflict bloodshed?
It seems Israel and Hamas are involved in a proxy war
19 October 2023 - 21:45
It seems cold or even cynical to suggest that some people might be benefiting from the barbarism unfolding in Israel and Gaza, but as Clausewitz reminds us, war is the continuation of politics by other means — and as is always the case where politicians are involved, we must try to keep asking: who benefits from this?..
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