no but seriously:

israel has been a menace since its inception. it was well-known how much havoc they caused in the middle east. i’d even go as far as to say that the middle east would be a completely normal country today, at the level of organization of italy, spain or greece, if it hadn’t constant been bombed over and over again. and at the center of it all is israel. it’s quite amazing to think about how much harm they’ve caused.

and why? because of fossil fuels. the middle east is the biggest source of liquid/gaseous fossil fuels. which the US uses as a basis of its entire industry. so there’s the motive.

and now, with renewable energy on the horizon, these fuels are projected to not be needed much longer, so there’s no reason to uphold israel anymore, which nobody liked anyways because they’re toxic af. so that’s why the news about all the cruelties are now allowed to slip through, into public consciousness.

at least that’s how i explain it to myself. why else would the news only make the rounds today? the cruelties have been ongoing for decades.