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red dog 1

(33,244 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 04:38 PM 15 hrs ago

Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited"

Israel asked the White House for clarifications about President Trump's post that Israel was "prohibited" from conducting any more airstrikes in Lebanon, a U.S. source and another source familiar tell Axios.

www.axios.com/2026/04/17/l...
— RoseMarie (@rosesbloom24.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T20:22:07.036Z

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Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited" (Original Post) red dog 1 15 hrs ago OP

Trump fancies himself as God, instead he is Gawd awful, not anything like I imagine God to be... wcmagumba 15 hrs ago #1

Some Middle Eastern billionaires offered Trump more money than Israel was willing to pay BamaRefugee 15 hrs ago #2

Will Isreal cross Trump's red line Sewa 15 hrs ago #3

LOL! The schadenfreude meter is pegged as tsf's DEMENTIA Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #4

wcmagumba

(6,379 posts)

1. Trump fancies himself as God, instead he is Gawd awful, not anything like I imagine God to be...

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 04:44 PM

15 hrs ago

BamaRefugee

(3,891 posts)

2. Some Middle Eastern billionaires offered Trump more money than Israel was willing to pay

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 04:48 PM

15 hrs ago

Besides Trump wants to preserve some of the beautiful hotels and stuff on the beachfront in Lebanon it's a beautiful place.

I'm sure Jared already has lots of plans for it.

Sewa

(1,617 posts)

3. Will Isreal cross Trump's red line

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 04:52 PM

15 hrs ago

Like they did President Biden’s 💀

Maru Kitteh

(31,858 posts)

4. LOL! The schadenfreude meter is pegged as tsf's DEMENTIA

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 05:49 PM

14 hrs ago

is quickly becoming Bibi’s problem, too. How’s it feel, asshole?

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