The United States' Israel Policy Is Just Feigning Ignorance Of Israeli Depravity

The United States' Israel Policy Is Just Feigning Ignorance Of Israeli Depravity

August 28, 2024

U.S. and ISRAEL IMPERIALISM - FOLLOW THE MONEY

Caitlin Johnstone

The U.S. knows Israel has nuclear weapons but simply pretends it does not know this.

The U.S. knows it's Netanyahu sabotaging a peace deal but simply pretends Hamas is the real obstacle.

The U.S. knows Israel is committing genocide but simply pretends that saying this is anti-semitic.

The U.S. knows Israel is deliberately targeting civilians but simply pretends to believe it is exclusively targeting Hamas.

The U.S. knows Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza which make it illegal to send them weapons, but simply pretends it hasn't seen solid evidence of this.

The U.S. knows Israel will never agree to a two-state solution but simply pretends to believe a two-state solution is right around the corner.

The U.S. knows there can never be peace and stability in the middle east as long as Israel exists in the way that it exists, but simply refuses to acknowledge this self-evident fact.

U.S. policy on Israel is to simply refuse to acknowledge self-evident realities which can be immediately observed with the naked eye. It's pretending to believe up is down, day is night, and a spade is a pineapple, while privately knowing that none of these things are the case. It maintains the status quo through narrative control, and it maintains narrative control through tenaciously feigned ignorance.

One thing I think about sometimes is the absolute certainty that undiagnosed psychopaths and sociopaths enlist to serve in conflict zones for the purpose of acting out their sadistic fantasies. I’m sure most of the abuses we see in places like Gaza have mundane systemic explanations like the fact that Zionists are indoctrinated from birth to see Palestinians as less than human, but I’m also sure there are people who’ve volunteered to participate in this genocide because they just want to inflict pain and death on other human beings.

Reading by Tim Foley

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