Israel continues to build future resistance by its naked assertion of superiority and right to the lands of others, as is always the case with empires. Syria has three times the population of Israel. Iran has ten times Israel's population. The opposition grows and is incensed with all of the military operations in which Netanyahu glories…
Israel continues to build future resistance by its naked assertion of superiority and right to the lands of others, as is always the case with empires. Syria has three times the population of Israel. Iran has ten times Israel's population. The opposition grows and is incensed with all of the military operations in which Netanyahu glories. Ironically, this opposition plays to Israel's self-righteousness and the need for "Amalek" against which it can reiterate its view of itself as avenging the holocaust, an eternal and necessary psychological need that is the essence of Zionism. Netanyahu not only believes that Israel must always live by the sword, he wants to assure that it will happen as crushing the other through violence is a necessity of Israeli identity and is certainly not to be avoided.
In short, Israel is living the dream of its identity, made possible only through the unlimited and unquestioning support of the US. The land that was once known as standing for liberty and justice for all has made a monster of ethnic cleansing that does at it wishes while thumbing the nose at the US. It is an unstable condition that feeds on warfare, setting the stage for its eventual undoing.
Israel continues to build future resistance by its naked assertion of superiority and right to the lands of others, as is always the case with empires. Syria has three times the population of Israel. Iran has ten times Israel's population. The opposition grows and is incensed with all of the military operations in which Netanyahu glories. Ironically, this opposition plays to Israel's self-righteousness and the need for "Amalek" against which it can reiterate its view of itself as avenging the holocaust, an eternal and necessary psychological need that is the essence of Zionism. Netanyahu not only believes that Israel must always live by the sword, he wants to assure that it will happen as crushing the other through violence is a necessity of Israeli identity and is certainly not to be avoided.
In short, Israel is living the dream of its identity, made possible only through the unlimited and unquestioning support of the US. The land that was once known as standing for liberty and justice for all has made a monster of ethnic cleansing that does at it wishes while thumbing the nose at the US. It is an unstable condition that feeds on warfare, setting the stage for its eventual undoing.