What a wonderful war
Israel has turned Gaza into a testing ground for the innovations of the US (and Israeli) arms industries and now the whole world wants all this good stuff as well
By Orly Azoulay • Translated by Sol Salbe
At the very top of the US economy, lies the most brutal business, which fuels atrocities in wars around the world. The arms industries, and the manufacturers of smart bombs and bunker-busters, observe the ruins of Gaza, as only swinish capitalist powers know how to observe: through the cash register.
There, over the piles of big money, they rub their hands with pleasure: What a wonderful war. What a glorious destruction. The business is booming, the millions are accumulating, Lockheed Martin jet fighter manufacturers have seen their shares soaring to the sky, they have never had such a satisfying stint. Since October 7, Raytheon, which produces smart bombs and bunker-busters, has filled its pockets and the pockets of those who invested in its shares which have turned into pure gold.
Israel has turned Gaza into a testing ground for the innovations of the US (and Israeli) arms industries and now the whole world wants all this good stuff as well. And they also desire the wonders and magic tricks that Israel used in the 12-day war with Iran — sales have never been so good. There is a reason to party, and they will not let the hungry children, the walking dead, and those people thrown out of their homes while still bleeding, get in the way of them smelling the big money. Their part in this spectacle is simply to count the money, and Trump’s part is to allow the rich to get even richer.
If he only wanted to, Trump could, within 48 hours, bring Netanyahu to a position where he ends the war, brings back the captives, stops the flattening of Gaza and screams out that enough is enough. He could listen to the experts trying to explain to him that Israel is committing war crimes with US weapons, thus making him a despicable leader who enables these atrocities, because without the “enablers” this would not have happened. But why should he?
Just this week, Trump said that all the homeless people need to be removed from the streets of the United States. He saw the tents that the homeless have set up near the White House, and it made him sick: “Leaders come to me and want to do trillion-dollar business. They see the homeless outside, and it doesn’t sound nice.” Trump wants a nice, obedient environment that worships his whims and, if possible, is plated in shiny gold to please his eyes. Trump doesn’t want homeless people in his backyard, nor images of people being starved in his protectorate countries.
His spokespeople say that he is very disturbed by the images that flooded the world media this week showing children prone to dying from malnutrition, or lack of medicine, and the despair in the eyes of mothers who have no milk to breastfeed. That was one of those occasions when he banged on the table, and the next day Netanyahu ordered food to be airdropped into Gaza. But from his point of view: let the war continue, not only the weapons manufacturers benefit, but the bulldozer manufacturers as well. The economy is moving. Netanyahu doesn’t care either — the continuation of the war allows him to continue in power. Thus, one day Netanyahu recommends Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, another time Trump scolds Netanyahu’s judges telling them to close all the cases. Trump is good for Netanyahu, at least some of the time, depending on his mood. For Israel, he is like the Biblical broken reed that one cannot lean upon, likewise he’s unreliable for the rest of the world’s Jews.
What is happening now is not antisemitism. In the face of the ignominy in Gaza, international rage has developed against Zionism, against Israeliness. Jews everywhere are suffering because of Israel’s actions and Trump’s indifference. The obtuseness, typical of Trump and Netanyahu, gave birth to this malice.
If he only wanted to, Trump could, within 48 hours, bring Netanyahu to a position where he ends the war, brings back the captives, stops the flattening of Gaza and shouts that enough is enough. But why should he?
Translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe, Middle East News Service
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