[After
the events of the past couple of weeks, it is abundantly clear that the
continuous American support of Israel has created an entitled Israeli leader
that not only demands more American financial support; he expects to dictate
this nation’s foreign policy. Remarkably, despite unrelenting Republican
support for anything Netanyahu demands or dictates it appears there is at long
last an American President who has had just about enough bravado, demands, and
imposition from the Israeli leader.]
By: Rmuse
Anyone
that peruses Internet news sites is likely to be deluged with various
right-wing surveys asking if Republicans should “fight Obama’s gun seizures” or
“prosecute Clinton and Obama over Benghazi,” or a completely bizarre survey
asking “do you support” or “should America stand by Israel?” Of all the stupid
questions; asking any American if they support Israel is an insult. Americans
have no choice whether they “support or stand by Israel” because America
showers billions of taxpayer dollars on Israel every year and asks or receives
nothing in return. Regardless any
Americans’ opinion about the Jewish state, giving Israel free taxpayer money is
supporting it; like it or not. Many Americans do not like it one bit; especially
when this country is falling apart and Americans are hungry.
After
the events of the past couple of weeks, it is abundantly clear that the
continuous American support of Israel has created an entitled Israeli leader
that not only demands more American financial support; he expects to dictate
this nation’s foreign policy. Remarkably, despite unrelenting Republican
support for anything Netanyahu demands or dictates it appears there is at long
last an American President who has had just about enough bravado, demands, and
imposition from the Israeli leader.
After
years of brazen lies, deceit, and recent personal affronts against President
Obama from Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House raised the prospect of
withdrawing crucial diplomatic cover for Israel at the United Nations. It is
about damn time. The last straw was the purported Middle East demigod
Netanyahu’s pledge to unilaterally block the creation of a Palestinian state as
if he is an all-powerful world ruler. As it should have six years ago at least,
the White House warned that the entire foundation of its policy for always
backing, protecting, and “standing with Israel” unconditionally as a
veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council. According to the White House,
that unconditional protection was undermined by Netanyahu’s true agenda to
never allow Palestinians have a state of its own; something America provided
for Israel after World War II and has sustained with unwavering military and
financial support without recompense.
This
country has frequently and consistently done Netanyahu’s bidding in the United
Nations and unilaterally opposed, by Security Council veto, any attempt at the
UN to recognize a Palestinian state. In fact, as Israel’s only ally and
benefactor, America has duly “shielded and protected Israel from isolation in
the international community” despite its despicable corralling of Palestinians
in fenced off “internment camps” and building Israeli settlements without
pause. As the White House said after Netanyahu ran his dictatorial mouth, “What
is apparent is that in the context of the campaign, and while he was the
sitting prime minister of Israel, he walked back from commitments that Israel
had previously made to a two-state solution.” Netanyahu never intended to
support or commit to a two-state solution and to think otherwise is sheer
folly.
White
House spokesman Josh Earnest said that all the “Steps that the United States
has taken at the United Nations” to protect and ‘stand by Israel‘ had been
“predicated on this idea that the two-state solution is the best outcome. Now our ally has said that they are no longer
committed to that solution. That means we need to re-evaluate our position in
this matter, and that is what we will do moving forward.” Washington has been
frustrated by Netanyahu’s support for settlement building in the occupied
territories, and his remarks revealed he has no intent to stop until
Palestinians are driven off their own land.
Coupled
with Netanyahu’s war mongering speech to Congress aimed at killing a peaceful
U.N. nuclear deal with Iran, a deal President Obama supports, it looks like the
White House has had its fill of protecting Israel from international pressure
for its disregard for innocent Palestinians imprisoned on a reservation. As is
typical, after President Obama had a brief conversation with Netanyahu on his
election victory, Netanyahu’s response
to the White House regarding the United Nations
was that “a peace agreement can’t be “imposed” on Israel;” in other
words Israel is not going to recognize any peace deal.
Netanyahu
revealed more hubris and belief he controls American foreign policy saying, “I
don’t think that’s the direction of American policy.” He just cannot and will
not accept that President Obama, not a Republican Congress or Israeli prime
minister sets “the direction of American foreign policy.” It is important to
remember that Netanyahu already pledged that if the U.N. P5+1 and Iran
negotiate and reach a peaceful nuclear agreement, he will bomb Iran in protest.
However, that is not the only reason to stop supporting, protecting, and
“standing by Israel” regardless its actions. The simple fact that Netanyahu
made a decidedly racist plea for electoral support, like a typical
teabagger-Republican, and the Israeli people rushed to support him is more than
enough reason to reconsider whether this country should “stand by Israel”
unconditionally.
Another
small item that should incense any reasonable American is that as this nation
continues pouring money into Israel, Israelis are suffering outrageous and
stifling income inequality and arguably the highest child poverty in the
developed world at 27% under Netanyahu’s leadership. Still, because he appealed
to racial animus toward Israeli Arabs, voters overwhelmingly re-elected him to
perpetuate economic assault on the poor to enrich a few extremely wealthy
families.
Now,
a particular aggravation is that Israel is frantic to push America into a war
with Iran over its nuclear program because the Islamic Republic “might” develop
a nuclear device; Israel has a nuclear arsenal and refuses to sign any nuclear
agreement whatsoever. Israel claims that Iran wants to annihilate Israel and
yet last year during the Israeli massacre of Palestinians there were Israelis
calling for the extermination of the Palestinian people. Israel may have
stopped short of exterminating innocent Palestinians, but they wreaked
immeasurable destruction on Gaza because criminals killed three Israeli youths.
There
are a substantial number of Americans who are sick to death of this idea that
America is beholden to ‘stand by Israel‘ unconditionally and that is, in
essence, the source of the problem. Regardless what Israel does, America is
always there “standing by” with its powerful military and open checkbook. When
Netanyahu stood in front of Congress like he was the president of the United
States, the little demigod proclaimed that “Israel can and will stand alone”
and confront Iran militarily. Great, then it is time for Netanyahu, and the
Israelis who reelected him to do just that. Stand alone; and while they are
standing alone, start repaying Americans for the billions and billions of
military welfare that supported 18% of their military in 2011 alone while
Republicans were slashing American domestic programs to death.
Most
Americans have witnessed spoiled little children who have everything handed to
them unconditionally to the point they start demanding more out of habit. Last
week there were more demands for American money even as Netanyahu threatened to
derail negotiations with Iran as Republicans cheered wildly. Of all the great
things President Obama has accomplished during his tenure in the White House,
it may just be that the greatest accomplishment is standing up and warning
Israel its unwavering protection may come to an end. If nothing else, Netanyahu
knows that finally there is an American President that demands accountability
for unwavering American support; support that should come to an abrupt end if
Israel does not change its anti-social agenda towards Palestine and peace in
the Middle East.
