Comment by DrScientist

At this stage I'm not sure it's about persuasion per se - pretty much everybody who is paying the slightest attention knows what's going on.

I mean Ben Gvir couldn't be more explicit.

Now it's more about giving a fig leaf of plausible ( sic ) deniability for inaction or complicity.

ie people can say 'it's contested' or 'on the one hand' etc.