Why Does Israel Continue As It Does?
The army commanders are trained and educated to see Palestinians as enemies, and have adopted a narrow, mechanistic approach to dealing with them. Rather than bother with the “why” of Palestinian resistance, they focus only on the “how” of controlling the Palestinians and suppressing their resistance. As a professional group which specializes in the use of force for problem solving, it is not surprising that soldiers and officers tend to adopt a right-wing perspective on the occupation, many of them strongly empathise with the colonists, and many young Israelis whose beliefs are more leftist find ways to evade military service. When conscription rates have fallen to about 50%, young Israelis who go to the army do so out of choice (Harel, 2010). Full article here.
I will gladly answer your question.
ReplyDeleteBecause they can.
Because we allow them to.
Because no one calls them on it.
Because Israel owns the American Congress, and who ever happens to be President at the time.
Because their manipulation of the global press is always hard at work.
Because America gives a veto to any sanctions against Israel.
Because the Arab world is not united on the issue of Palestine.
Because their crimes have not been sufficiently exposed.
Yet !