Simple: the IDF is de facto part of the US Military Industrial Complex, which owns almost all state and federal level politicians in the US. Thus the IDF de facto owns almost all state and federal level politicians in the US.
Add the extortion factory known as AIPAC and it’s not very surprising (but no less horrendous and infuriating) that most politicians in a system with corruption baked in are ignoring the people they’re supposed to represent in favor of the organizations that own them.
It’s in the USA’s geopolitical interest to maintain relations with Israel.
It gives them a foothold in the middle east, on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. Egypt and Turkey have too much leverage for the USA to influence them, and the other allies are all past the red sea. Israel is smartening up to the situation and taking advantage.
After the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan, other states saw weakness in the USA and their allies. They need to maintain their current allies to show that they can protect all of their other relations.
We won’t get any resolution of the situation until after elections are over. If Biden does anything, it may negatively impact the Democrat’s campaign.
Also, don’t forget that Israel spends a lot of money to influence US elections. Until we have genuine campaign finance reform that disallows this, we’ll have to deal with politicians who treat Israel better than it otherwise needs to be treated.
I do not understand the US cuckoldry to Israel.
The Lavon Affair was an Israeli plot to blow up US and British buildings in Egypt, in order to frame islamic terrorists.
The Israeli Nuclear program was started with 100 kg of refined Uranium they illegally stole from US stockpiles.
The USS Liberty was attacked by Israel with the aim to sink it (34 dead, 117 injured).
…and that’s not even getting to the child sex trafficking Mossad agent Robert Maxwell’s daughter, Ghislain Maxwell did.
The alliance with Israeli Fascism has almost always been one sided, and the US just keep persisting with allowing this stuff to happen. It’s insane.
Simple: the IDF is de facto part of the US Military Industrial Complex, which owns almost all state and federal level politicians in the US. Thus the IDF de facto owns almost all state and federal level politicians in the US.
Add the extortion factory known as AIPAC and it’s not very surprising (but no less horrendous and infuriating) that most politicians in a system with corruption baked in are ignoring the people they’re supposed to represent in favor of the organizations that own them.
It’s in the USA’s geopolitical interest to maintain relations with Israel.
We won’t get any resolution of the situation until after elections are over. If Biden does anything, it may negatively impact the Democrat’s campaign.
Also, don’t forget that Israel spends a lot of money to influence US elections. Until we have genuine campaign finance reform that disallows this, we’ll have to deal with politicians who treat Israel better than it otherwise needs to be treated.
At this point israel is on a mission to get America expelled out of every country in the Middle East.
If the US needed a foothold they would make israel accept a two state solution with the Palestinians.
Bibi flying in to order Congress around is also not exactly what I would call a show of force.
At some point people have to ask why the tail is wagging the dog.