3 ms·

> I don't understand how a tiny country like Israel has become so important in global politics. By population Rwanda is ~30% larger than Israel. Iran and basic

by sekai 2y ago

> I don't understand how a tiny country like Israel has become so important in global politics. By population Rwanda is ~30% larger than Israel. Iran and basically the rest of the Middle East, US needs an ally to keep the region in check.

CapricornNoble 2y ago
> Iran and basically the rest of the Middle East, US needs an ally to keep the region in check. The US (and also UK/France/Germany) have been bending over backwards to prop up Israel since LONG before Iran switched to an anti-US theocratic government.
- AlexandrB 2y ago
  [flagged]
dwater 2y ago
Many scholars argue that the US uses Israel to destabilize the region so that all other countries besides Israel are unable to form a bloc and resist US hegemony, but perhaps that's what you meant by "keep the region in check".
- jumping_frog 2y ago
  This video is relevant. US President Joe Biden: “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZs-v0PR44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZs-v0PR44
  - lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
    "We're also going to discuss the iron-clad commitment-- and this is-- I'll say this 5,000 times in my career, the iron-clad commitment the United States has to Israel based on our principles, our ideas, our values. They're the same values. And I've often said, Mr. President, if there were not an Israel, we'd have to invent one." Added emphasis to clarify the context of the quote.
  - immibis 2y ago
    In fact, that is what happened. There was no Israel at one point in time, so they invented one. I don't understand why.
- xenospn 2y ago
  Even if Israel did not exist, the regional Middle East governments would not agree on much. And definitely not form a bloc.
  - n4r9 2y ago
    Right now? For sure. But in the 50's and 60's there was a growing pan-Arab movement in the Middle East.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- rangestransform 2y ago
  [flagged]
xenospn 2y ago
Israel and Iran used to be BFFs.

by sekai 2y ago

CapricornNoble 2y ago

> Iran and basically the rest of the Middle East, US needs an ally to keep the region in check. The US (and also UK/France/Germany) have been bending over backwards to prop up Israel since LONG before Iran switched to an anti-US theocratic government.

AlexandrB 2y ago
[flagged]

dwater 2y ago

Many scholars argue that the US uses Israel to destabilize the region so that all other countries besides Israel are unable to form a bloc and resist US hegemony, but perhaps that's what you meant by "keep the region in check".

jumping_frog 2y ago
This video is relevant. US President Joe Biden: “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZs-v0PR44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZs-v0PR44
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
  "We're also going to discuss the iron-clad commitment-- and this is-- I'll say this 5,000 times in my career, the iron-clad commitment the United States has to Israel based on our principles, our ideas, our values. They're the same values. And I've often said, Mr. President, if there were not an Israel, we'd have to invent one." Added emphasis to clarify the context of the quote.
- immibis 2y ago
  In fact, that is what happened. There was no Israel at one point in time, so they invented one. I don't understand why.
xenospn 2y ago
Even if Israel did not exist, the regional Middle East governments would not agree on much. And definitely not form a bloc.
- n4r9 2y ago
  Right now? For sure. But in the 50's and 60's there was a growing pan-Arab movement in the Middle East.
deleted 2y ago
[deleted]
rangestransform 2y ago
[flagged]

xenospn 2y ago

Israel and Iran used to be BFFs.