re: Netanyahu told New Zealand that backing resolution would be declaration of war

War isn't always boots on the ground.

If Israel's intelligence has something disruptive to New Zealand's government or its interests it may use that now.


To give an example from fiction, the Thunderbolts team from Marvel comics once had a problem with a foreign dictatorship. After things didn't progress, one member of the team transmitted the dictator's cabinet footage of the dictator sleeping with many of their wives. The problem solved itself shortly afterward though the survival of the dictator was in doubt.


fricking with a group known for great spy work isn't typically a smart idea.