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KO0KO's avatar
3hEdited

Crucially important analysis.

https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/p/epstein-media-bias-and-israeli-influence

It shows how governments are largely powerless against Israel’s power. Israeli is not a state with clearly defined borders. Instead it is “a power”. This power forms an intricate network of institutions, comprising both public and private entities across the West, developed over a century. These entities have generated a complex web of genealogical, technological and intelligence dependencies of the West on Israel that cannot be quickly “uprooted” through governmental policy. Around 10% of US government positions are held by Jewish individuals, and many more have Jewish ancestry. This is likely the case in the UK and EU as well. Rather than a conventional nation-state Israel emerges as a different kind of entity: a metastasising network drawing power globally, taking over territory, and increasing its own power. While small on the map, its size is global and without measure. This fast spreading network of dependencies may well be the very reason for Israel’s de facto impunity (South Africa was much easier to challenge, as it lacked such a network). Israeli politicians are aware of this.

The inability of governments to uproot this metastasising network from their societies renders public opinion and action largely powerless. Recognising this becomes crucial for any serious attempt to think through a real way forward.

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nameless's avatar

Apparently Hamas has been getting no less than 30 million dollars a month from Thug-yahu government through Qatar delivered in cash stashed in black cases. Thug-yahoo is quoted to have said it's to "promote stability in the region". Whatever he means by that. They are bombing the crap outta everybody under the pretext to kill Hamas officials, yet on the other hand they are giving them big cash to promote stability in the region😂🤣. I mean are we dealing with bunch of stupid evil demons here or what?!?!

Legal course does not work with these criminal goons. An Israeli SNIPER murdered Shereen the American-Palestinian journalist. The IDF murdered the same way bunch of other Palestinian journalists and Medics along with the common civilians. And the Israeli Army goons have been SNIPING out Palestinian children. IMAGINE SNIPING OUT Children, Palestinian or not!!! The only way is to fight fire with fire.

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Feral Finster's avatar

Don't kid yourself. Israel can rely on its American thug to quash any dissent.

You think a schoolyard bully cares about your tightly reasoned arguments your witty repartee? He'll just smash your face in.

If legal arguments won't do the trick, the they'll just have to do the other thing.

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nameless's avatar

Don't talk to him like that. Show him some common Courtesy at minimum as he is not the problem. Kit is simply an Incredible Guy. He should be Praised and encouraged, again, at minimum‼️

"Bullies" btw are just cowardly fat phaQs. For the Mighty Reservists they claim to be, half of these vile cowards run out of the country they stole and claim Moloch/Remphan gave them. And shame on them and anyone who supports their Mega Crimes.

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Feral Finster's avatar

I certainly think thst Kit's heart is in the right place. That said, I know a bit about predators and prey, enough to know whereof I speak.

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nameless's avatar

so do I. You need to adjust or more like re-direct your scope. No need to be rude to him or insult him.

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Feral Finster's avatar

I am not being rude or insulting. Perhaps you should let him speak for himself.

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Sara's avatar

Any using "lawfare" and the rest of the psychological operations deserve to collapse in my opinion.

Since they came into being the world has become a worse place than before.

Also is about time all countries concentrated on their own people and problems first and stop getting mixed up with other countries problems, which they seem to rarely understand nor do they really care - the globalist mentality!

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Carolyn L Zaremba's avatar

We live in a global system. This is the 21st century, not the 19th. You can be anywhere on the planet in a few hours and see and speak to anyone on the planet instantly. The nation state system does not work in a global economy that is as connected as ours is. It is past time to learn to get along with your neighbors.

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Per Dørup's avatar

What is comparatively emphasized is the contradiction, or perhaps rather the ambiguity, between US and EU imperialism in relation to Gaza – as opposed to the unambiguity of their common anti-Russian approach to the war in Ukraine.

This is reflected in a relatively nuanced public debate in the media, where Israeli versus Palestinian views, as opposed to Russian views, are presented, published and debated.

– This is reflected in a relative polarization and selectivity of public opinion, where focus and demonstrations are unambiguously directed towards the Palestine conflict, while the same people involved, at least for the most part, are resoundingly silent, or even supportive of imperialism’s potentially far more dangerous war against Russia in Ukraine.

Thus, there is a lack of a thought-provoking and obvious symmetrical peace policy consistency among those who are actively opposed to war. But it also reflects the paradox that even active war opponents have difficulty abstracting from the media’s war-escalating anti-Russian propaganda.

This lack of coherence in the thinking of those opposed to war gives US and EU imperialism a free hand - without almost no resistance from the public in Europe - and it must then primarily, in light of the lack of party-political resistance on the so-called left wing, be the task of the European working class to express this resistance - to intensify the war in Ukraine, which they are currently engaged in. With the potential for possible spread to the same public.

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Martin.'s avatar

Fantastic level of analysis that we have come to expect from you Kit, thank you.

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