Israel Is a Top Student of U.S. Imperialism
The overwhelming scale of Israeli killing and destruction in Gaza begs the question: How, in the twenty-first century, before the eyes of the world, can such violence be allowed to pass?
Part of answering this question requires a critical look at the past two decades of war making that the United States has led in the name of “fighting terrorism.”
There are features of the current Israeli assault — crucially enabled by the United States — that are uniquely cruel and devastating. But there are also aspects of this chapter of colonial violence that are familiar and reiterative of U.S. practices over more than 20 years in the lands stretching from North and East Africa to the Middle East to Central Asia.
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