Is US Foreign Policy responsible for the carnage in Gaza?

January 10, 7:49 PMForeign Policy ExaminerAimee Kligman

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Yes.

There is a most interesting show on TV which was brought to the writer's attention this year. It's called "Intervention" and appears on A & E every Monday night at 8PM. For those not familiar with the theme of the show, here's a brief summary.

Drug and alcohol abuse plague young adults and other segments of the population to an unimaginable extent. The stories which are told are real but all have a common thread. The destruction of the individual who is addicted, and the havoc they wield on their families and close friends is immeasurable. Of course, treatment can never take place, unless the patient is willing.

Part of this willingness of course can be precipitated by withdrawing the "enablers" in the addict's life. The enablers are made to take the share of responsibility they must bear in the continual destruction of the victim. Thus, the intervention. During that time, the victim, the enablers, and a third party (which is the expert counsel) meet. Each member of the family is given a chance to first voice their love and support of the addict; the tough love comes when each proclaims that this love and support is being withdrawn unless the patient accepts help. In most of the cases, they do accept and get enrolled in detox programs around the country. Some succeed, relapse and try again. Some don't. But the enablers stop enabling.

The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for Israel to immediately stop the hostilities. Mother USA vetoed the resolution, enabling its child to continue going on a rampage. There could be no intervention as long as one enabler refused.

The voice of the left in Israel is not heard enough, but it's making some progress. The opposition to the war is growing, but it is still not large enough. The likes of Uri Avnery, an former member of the Irgun, and now 85 years old cries for peace. He recently stated: "“In Israel we can raise our voice, but we are boycotted by all the TV and radio stations and in almost all written media.”

Historian Ilan Pappe has left the country and resides in London. He is persona non-grata for his criticism of Israel as a "state that is more busy than any other state in the world in destroying and dispossessing an indigenous population.”

“Jews in the Diaspora begin asking themselves very awkward questions: Are they surrounded by latent racists, or is something wrong with them that denies the feelings of certainty of those around them? Or does everyone have similar doubts but are simply afraid to express them?” -Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, Electronic Intifada

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