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Matt Gaetz: “The fact that they're using the Hezbollah narrative as cover…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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Golden State Gut Check | The Anchormen Show w/ Matt Gaetz & Pearson Sharp

Published | Video Starts at 26:49

I think Israel is trying to expand their boundaries of their country to allow for more development and allow for more space for the right of return. And so like The fact that they're using the Hezbollah narrative as cover for just like what they wanted to do anyway makes it hard for me to believe that the dead children are a necessary component of the Hezbollah eradication strategy. and not, in the minds of some of the Israeli government, collateral damage for the achievement of Greater Israel. (26:49–27:01)

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Suggests that Israel is using the Hezbollah narrative as a pretext for territorial expansion, questioning the necessity of civilian casualties.

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