# Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** israel-hamas-war\ **Created:** [October 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317 "2023-10-09T15:10:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2788
**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/2788 "2023-12-20T04:44:30Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Because Israel is the toehold for the US in the Middle East. If the US pulled all support from Israel they’d be hard pressed to defend themselves for long. The Israeli military is excellent but without outside aid Israel’s enemies would eventually overwhelm them. Especially with Russia aiding them. Which would then give Russia influence over the whole region. To not derail this thread, I’ve replied in the [sister thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-support-of-israel-from-hamas-war-discussion-thread/994802/33) about US support for Israel --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317)._