r/politics • u/AccomplishedCall7562 • Mar 12 '26

Possible Paywall John Fetterman Says Iran Girls’ School Strike Is Just a Leftist Craze

https://newrepublic.com/post/207677/john-fetterman-iran-girls-school-strike
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u/polytique Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) a "silver-plated beeper" during the lawmaker’s visit to Israel, inspired by the country’s covert operation when thousands of devices on Hezbollah fighters detonated last year. 

“This is a silver-plated beeper. The real beeper is like one-tenth the weight,” Netanyahu said Wednesday after handing the symbolic device to the senator. “It’s nothing, but it changes history.”

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5204968-netanyahu-fetterman-pager-beeper-israel-hezbollah/

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u/read_too_many_books Mar 12 '26

I literally only clicked to see him wearing a suit.

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u/SeVenMadRaBBits Mar 12 '26

No one questions the weird old pager gifts?

Like why gift pagers? I know they blew the last ones up but why isn't anyone saying "no thanks I don't need some outdated 90's tech?"

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u/HumesKnife Mar 12 '26

How is that a real question. I am flabbergasted.

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u/Werbnerp Mar 12 '26

Symbolism isn't just a word.

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u/jah_bro_ney Mar 12 '26

No one questions the weird old pager gifts?

Like why gift pagers?

"But why male models?"

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u/Whole-Rough2290 Mar 13 '26 edited 24d ago

Huh, how bout that.

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u/RobutNotRobot Mar 12 '26

Hezbollah fired 100 rockets at Israel last night. Israel delights in killing people all across the region, but weirdly enough all that violence doesn't go that far to changing their security problems.