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Why is the US backing Israel again?
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Anonymous 13w

Because a huge amount of trade comes through the Suez/Strait of Hormuz and Middle East in general, and more importantly, it has a huge amount of energy resources and is at the intersection of Europe, Asia and Africa

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

Basically, a global empire like the US needs to control the Middle East to control the world. Israel is a giant US military base that occupies the ME on behalf of Western interests

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

As Joe Biden famously said, “If Israel didnt exist, we would have to create it” Which it did. Western powers did create Israel in a process of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians called the Nakba

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