This April, Iran’s attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles, in retaliation for Israel’s killing of seven Iranian officials in Syria, shattered that supposition. That surprised Israel, which had miscalculated the severity of Iran’s response, according to U.S. officials. Israel’s measured response at the time appeared to bring the tit for tat to a conclusion well short of war.

That was a surprise to read. In what world did Israel expect Iran not to retaliate the way they did? Did they really expect Iran to lay down and take whatever Israel dished out? This seems incredibly naive.

Meta’s revenue is in the tens of billions. This fine isn’t even a rounding error for them. This isn’t something that should be taken so lightly.