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Far more importantly, strategically. But Japan has a fairly firm and stable political position compared to Israel. So it does not weigh on either side.
by s_q_b 11y ago
Far more importantly, strategically. But Japan has a fairly firm and stable political position compared to Israel. So it does not weigh on either side.
- emodendroket 11y agoIsrael's political position is not under serious threat except maybe the governance of the occupied territories. I suppose they have more vocal allies in the US Congress.
- s_q_b 11y agoIsrael's unknown unknowns make it far more precarious. The wrong suicide strike at the wrong religious site... and 190 million Arab Muslims are now faced off against a: • nuclear-armed nation • populated largely by the survivors of genocide and their descendants • with one of the most advanced militaries in the world, • squeezed into a space no bigger than New Jersey • surrounded by enemies on all sides. If that's not a recipe for regional chaos.... I really don't know what is. Which is probably why their lobbying of the United States (and Russia as well) is so sophisticated.