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 It is feasible for other nations to force Israel to surrender her sovereignty without mass violence. It's just a matter of actually doing it.

You can say that's not feasible, but neither is the current conflict. Everyone knows Hamas is going to loose, it's just a matter of how many civilians they're going to take with them. 
 You can say it's not probable*

Frick I wish Nostr had an edit button. 
 @Moved @Caek Islove 🍰 💖  @Quentel 
Not feasible
Zechariah 12:9 "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Context puts this as right before the second coming of Christ, so for this prophesy to be fulfilled would require an attempt by the nations to siege Jerusalem to be stopped by God. 
 I’ll have to read it later, but usually, the Old Testament prophets aren’t talking about eschatology, they’re talking about events within the years following their predictions, and then later people anachronistically apply every little thing to the end of the world.

There are some exceptions to this but as a general rule, I’m skeptical when anyone says an Old Testament prophet is talking about current events. 
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It's about future events, because "in that day" sounds like the day of the LORD, and the proceeding verse (10) matches Revelation 1:7.
Isaiah 13 likewise links the destruction of the armies of the nations to Christ's return (celestial blackout in verse 10) 
 The 2nd half of Zechariah 12 is about Israel mourning the Christ, so I agree, it seems to be saying that jews will convert after Christ saves them from destruction. 
 It's not even a remotely comparable situation. The Taliban was totally underground until the United States left.

The miscalculation there was thinking people of Afghanistan wanted to be ruled by a proxy government of the United States in the first place. The Taliban won because the majority of men didn't want to oppose the Taliban. There wasn't even a fight. 
 Bullshit. They controlled every inch of land outside Kabul. By 2020, US troops couldn't even go on patrol without getting sniped or ambushed so they just stopped. 
 if we Jews are so stupid and can't get anything right how come you use money we print out of thin air ?  how come we rape all your children and never go to prison while you go to prison for questioning our holohoax ?  seethe and cope.  we are smart.  you are stupid.  the end. 
 A smart kike would know that the pendulum always swings back the other way. This is not a very good position to be in. 
 you gotta risk it for the bisquit

or as they say in Russia " he who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne "

to be an alpha top dog is inherently dangerous but has its rewards

to be a beta cuck is marginally safer ( nobody is ever completely safe ) but with zero chance to produce offspring in the long term because your women either get raped by alphas or cheat on you with alphas 
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 There is no turning back now. Kikes should push their chips in... but they're afraid to; they're much too comfortable.

No one has ever seen a Kike as being 'alpha'. That's the silliest thing I've read all day. Kikes are a group of cowards... always have been. They've always been laughed at due to their retardation throughout history. 
 yes it is common among the slaves to believe that they are superior to their masters.

in fact we encourage this belief. 
 It's not a master-slave relationship; it never has been. Parasites are unable to live without a host. 
 indeed we used to need you, but with the advent of Artificial Intelligence your time is up. 
 this delusion makes your suffering more bearable thus preventing you from going full Hamas. 
 Your gimmick isn’t funny. I’m just going to mute you if you don’t go away. 
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 You're not smart, you're just an autistic sperg that nobody likes. Big difference. 
 since when does a Sperg care if Normies like him ?

yes i called you a Normie. 
 It's not a master-slave relationship; it never has been. Parasites are unable to live without a host. 
 indeed we used to need you, but with the advent of Artificial Intelligence your time is up.