General Discussion

Bibi was simply not popular before the attacks. He was facing massive protests over the judicial overhaul. It was looking hopeful that he would be forced out. He was also under criminal investigation.

After 10/07 I understand there was a real sense of paranoia. It shook the country to its core and sadly in normal citizens’ eyes, it seems to have justified some truly terrible and morally reprehensible policy choices. For Bibi the attacks were a godsend, and he has milked it for all it’s worth.

It’s not unlike 9/11 and bush and the republicans exploiting it afterward, but of course Israel is a much smaller country so the attacks were even deeper felt.

All that said, it’s no longer tenable for the US to simply cover for them at every stop. We shouldn’t look away when they commit atrocities with our tax money. It makes no sense to subsidize a country that constantly keeps making such terrible choices.