PirateRobotNinjaofDe

I really loved Automata. Any chance we'll see more stories in that universe in the near future?

Which overthrow was quietly accepted by the US and other Western powers.

From the way I've seen Pat evade this question in the past, my guess is that the answer is a spoiler for book 3.

The reality of the situation is that the IDF is an advanced, mechanized, nuclear-armed modern military, while Hamas fights with makeshift weapons and smuggled Soviet-era armaments.

Israel is also a thriving, Western democracy, while Hamas’ democratic mandate has withered over 12 years without an election.

The blame for the violence rests with extremists on both sides, but the moral imperative to seek peace rests on the country holding the overwhelming balance of power in the conflict, particularly given that your country is a liberal democracy with extensive ties to the most powerful nations in the world.

It wouldn't shock me, but I haven't seen any direct evidence to suggest this was the case. It was certainly convenient to US and Israeli geopolitical strategy in the region, and neither country is above interfering in the democratic process of other sovereign nations to advance their respective agendas.

Still...that's a pretty bold claim to make, and extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.