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The human toll of the war, and a defiance in the face of international criticism over it, led some of Israel’s traditional Western allies to turn against it.

There's an old adage in American politics that says people "vote with their pocketbooks" - and turn against politicians if they appear to harm their finances.

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“But it does likely sprout, at least in part, from the same vibe shift that’s given us butter-churning, homestead-tending tradwives, an unscientific turn against plant-based foods, and a movement to destroy public trust in vaccines.”

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“I believe that God says Those who turn against Him, then they will be given confused minds. It's self evident that many have ‘confused’ minds and that some have ‘ very confused minds’.”

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"The thinking of the military as they mount operations like this is that they will be able to deny all resources to an insurgent group, forcing its members to surrender through hunger and forcing a civilian population to turn against it," he says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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