Colonel MacGregor is a respected and we'll connected analyst who was in Trump's first cabinet as one of the NSC members.
Listen to what he said at 6:00
It's all about saving face. Israel is trying to salvage whatever sliver of morality they have left after the expose of their evil machinations by not having to deal with Israeli hostages taken abroad. Because if a hostage situation arise, Netanyahu and his fascist Knesset would have no qualms sacrificing their own citizens to achieve a military or political objective. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250617-israel-has-barred-its-citizens-from-leaving-the-country/
Israel has barred its citizens from leaving the country
The first Jewish immigrants to S'pore were Baghdadi Jews from Iraq via India, mainly from trading centres like Calcutta and Bombay. They were drawn to S'pore by its status as a British trading post and the economic opportunities it offered. These Iraqi Jews formed the core of S'pore's early Jewish community. Jews of European origin began to arrive later to escape persecution in Eastern Europe.
The first Jewish immigrants to S'pore were Baghdadi Jews from Iraq via India, mainly from trading centres like Calcutta and Bombay. They were drawn to S'pore by its status as a British trading post and the economic opportunities it offered. These Iraqi Jews formed the core of S'pore's early Jewish community. Jews of European origin began to arrive later to escape persecution in Eastern Europe.