We Are On The Verge Of “The Big War” In The Middle East, And Behind The Scenes Someone Is Smiling

After what we have witnessed the past few days, there is no turning back.  Both sides are making final preparations for all-out war, and soon the Middle East will erupt in flames.  Almost a year ago, a lot of people out there didn’t believe me when I explained that the conflict between Israel and Hamas would eventually evolve into “the big war” in the Middle East.  But now there is no denying what is happening.  We really are on the brink of the unthinkable, and as you will see at the end of this article, behind the scenes someone is very happy because things are going exactly as he had hoped.

If you tried to write a movie script based on the events that have transpired in the Middle East this week, everyone would reject it for being way too unrealistic.  On Tuesday, thousands of Hezbollah militants were maimed when their pagers exploded, and on Wednesday it was being reported that thousands of “walkie-talkies, solar panels and fingerprint recognition devices” that belonged to members of Hezbollah also exploded…

Thousands of walkie-talkies, solar panels and fingerprint recognition devices used by Hezbollah fighters have detonated across Lebanon, killing 14 and wounding hundreds of people including mourners at a funeral, witnesses and security sources have reported.

The second wave of carnage comes a day after thousands of exploding pagers used by the group left almost 3,000 people injured and a dozen dead, including civilians and children.

Security sources have now confirmed that hand-held radios were purchased by Hezbollah five months ago, at around the same time as the compromised pagers. Lebanese media has also reported that home solar energy systems have blown up in several areas of Beirut.

We have never seen anything like this before, and we will probably never see anything like this ever again.

On Wednesday, explosions were going off all over Lebanon, and that was especially true in the city of Beirut…

Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, and a Hezbollah official told the Associated Press that walkie-talkies used by the group exploded as part of blasts heard in Beirut.

Ali Hashem, a journalist based in Lebanon, wrote on X: “Another round of blasts in different areas around south Lebanon and Beirut southern suburb. Devices in cars, motorcycles, and people’s hands are exploding.”

It comes after videos from Beirut’s southern suburbs showed people lying on the pavement with wounds on their hands or near their trouser pockets.

Can you imagine the paranoia that members of Hezbollah must be feeling right now?

After everything that has happened, they have got to be wondering what devices will explode next.

I have no idea how any of them can possibly watch the news in peace knowing that the television could be the next thing to go off.

Apparently the walkie-talkies that exploded on Wednesday were originally made by a company in Japan…

A Reuters reporter in the southern suburbs of Beirut said he saw Hezbollah members frantically taking out the batteries of any walkie-talkies on them that had not exploded, tossing the parts in metal barrels around them.

Images of the exploded walkie-talkies examined by Reuters showed an inside panel labeled “ICOM” and “Made in Japan.” According to its website, ICOM is a Japan-based radio communications and telephone company.

I really wish that both sides would decide that enough is enough and would sit down at the negotiating table.

But that isn’t going to happen.

After thousands of pagers exploded on Tuesday, Hezbollah responded by launching rockets into Israel…

Hezbollah has launched its first rocket attack on targets inside Israel after pager blasts left almost 3,000 wounded and 12 dead in Lebanon and Syria, with the militant group vowing retaliation.

Iran, which backs the group, has condemned Israel as being responsible for the blasts, which it labelled ‘mass murder’ and amount to the biggest security breach in Hezbollah’s history.

And Israel is “pivoting its efforts toward the northern border” as it prepares for a final showdown with Hezbollah…

Israeli political and defense officials ramped up their rhetoric on Wednesday indicating the IDF would be pivoting its efforts toward the northern border in a “new phase” of the war, amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah following widespread attacks on Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon attributed to Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF chief Herzi Halevi and other officials all issued statements Wednesday evening which appeared to suggest a full-on war with Hezbollah was brewing, hours after a wave of explosions of walkie-talkies and other communications devices used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon caused widespread casualties, echoing a similar attack a day earlier that targeted Hezbollah-issued pagers.

But I don’t expect Israel to go into southern Lebanon quite yet.

As I discussed the other day, I think that Israel will wait until after Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly at the end of this month.

Speaking of the UN General Assembly, they just passed a resolution that very strongly condemns Israel…

On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly approved a Palestinian resolution urging sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel. The proposal also included a demand from the Palestinian Authority for Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza within a year. The resolution passed with 124 countries in favor, 14 against, and 43 abstentions. It’s important to note that General Assembly resolutions are non-binding and will not directly lead to actions or sanctions against Israel.

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, condemned the vote, saying, “This is a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic terrorism. Instead of marking the anniversary of the October 7 massacre by condemning Hamas and calling for the release of all 101 of the remaining hostages, the General Assembly continues to dance to the music of the Palestinian Authority, which backs the Hamas murderers.”

Everything that is happening is making one particular individual in the Middle East very happy.

For years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has watched Iran systematically spread Shiite Islam throughout the Middle East.

This has greatly distressed Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi leaders, because they intend for their brand of Sunni Islam to dominate the globe.

If Israel is able to defeat the Iranians and their allies in this war, that would greatly please the Saudis, because it would fundamentally change the balance of power in their favor.

Of course there will also be a tremendous global outcry for a Palestinian state once this war is over, and that is another major geopolitical goal for the Saudis…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said the kingdom would not recognise Israel without a Palestinian state and strongly condemned the “crimes of the Israeli occupation” against the Palestinian people.

“The kingdom will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that,” the crown prince, known as MbS, said.

The Saudis are just going to sit back and watch the Israelis do all the hard work, and then afterwards they are going to get the Palestinian state that they have always wanted.

But ultimately, the unprecedented chaos that is ahead of us will not be good for anyone.

We are entering a time of war, economic trouble, global food shortages and great political turmoil.

Global events are building up to a grand crescendo, and it won’t be too long before things start getting really, really wild.

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