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Telegraph and Politico owner says journalists must support Israel or resign (www.middleeasteye.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I don’t understand all of the ass kissing of Israel. I keep reading story after story of the IDF and just normal Israelis going out of their way to be cruel. Like throwing rocks at school children. Or destroying hospitals and houses because they can act with impunity. Or arresting 5 year old kids.

I mean WTAF. Why is this something that should be supported? They are acting like bullies and should be treated as such.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago*

    The nation-state is an institution of violence control - how israel is acting is how all countries fundementally are.

    Mostly they are bullying behind closed doors, or the bullying stays in a pre-kinetic stage because the risk/reward ratios don't yet recommend large scale killing.

    With israel's most important ally, the US empire, controlled by enemies of the US who hasten its demise, Iran having made some real steps towards normalising some international relationships and the israeli population in the grip of rampant bloodlust, there will never be a better time for israel to gain some much need strategic depth by seizing gaza, the west bank and southern lebanon. Like germany starting ww1, israel felt the clock ticking and struck before their window closed forever.

    As to why the US still supports this, like all succesful mid-tier states in history, israel has become expert in manipulating the internal politics of the empire to its benefit.

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