AS BEIRUT BURNS under Israel’s bombs, it is obvious for anyone who is paying attention that America has long incubated the emergence of the worst possible version of Israel. Decades of U.S. foreign policy have rewarded and accelerated a downward trajectory of genocidal politics and actions in both Israeli society and government. And now, with the full backing of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Israel is driving wave after wave of escalating violence in its ongoing push to eliminate any opposition to the continued expansion of a Jewish state in lands where millions of Palestinian, Lebanese, and other people already live.
The Israel that we see today is the worst of all potential outcomes, a chauvinist, racist, and genocidal country that perceives Christian and Muslim Arabs as bodies to be crushed and destroyed. This ugly reality is the direct result of decades of massive military subsidies and political support by the United States. Without this support, Israel would have had to compromise with their neighbors years ago.
U.S. support for Israel has totally insulated Israeli political elites from any consequences for their actions. As a result, Israeli society has now become a horrifying case study in the politics of genocide. Today, Zionist Israeli officials even call Palestinian infants “terrorists,” while Israeli snipers in Gaza put bullets in Palestinian children’s hearts and heads. Meanwhile, Jewish settlers openly daydream about Zionist colonization of Palestinian and Lebanese land. And as a reward for driving these genocidal politics, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved newfound popularity among voters.
It’s kinda crazy that the descendants of people that potentially lived through the holocaust are now calling the shots and basically committing their own genocide. It’s only been about 80 years since WW2, how are we here again?
Decades of indulgence of the worst behavior and concerted effort by the American far right to fund and help far right parties in our ally countries.
Hatred being a legitimate political position which attracts votes and is therefore of interest to those who want power is what has created harm.
Israel is the spoiled brat of the Middle East.
People are downvoting, but this is exactly right. Any pushback gets the most outrageous condemnation, completely out of line with reality. The UN is a cauldron of antisemitism. Limiting the use of weapons is antisemitism. Having an opinion is antisemitism.
I was a spoiled brat and never genocided any of my siblings. Just saying, it’s not that hard to not genocide people…
The fact you consider them to be your siblings and not sub human objects probably had a lot to do with that.
Honest question … what stopped you from staying a spoiled brat into adulthood?
I didn’t like myself and wanted to like myself. Seemed easier to work on me than to punish everyone else.
Also, a lot of my “needy” behavior was due to fear. No one took the time to hold my hand and guide me through my fears, so one day I started pushing myself.
Also, lots of medication.
