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  • Unmentioned so far: Netanyahu’s government coalition was about to topple, so this war was a dodge of the corruption charges hanging over him if he leaves, and a trade with the other parties to stay in power. One of the coalition member parties had threatened to drop out over conscription of a previously exempt religious sect, and it had become time-sensitive due to a judicial order. The attack on Iran happened within a day.













  • The service of that myth is part of why German support for Israel is so over the top, yes. Actual treatment of Holocaust survivors in Israel could be really shitty, with high rates of poverty and mistreatment by Zionist settlers. A Hebrew slur against diaspora Jews of the time, “sabonim”, was slang for “coward” and stemmed from the use of Holocaust victims’ body fat to make soap.

    However, following the money gets to the real heart of the issue. West Germany retained an enormous amount of money and property that Nazi Germany had stolen from Holocaust victims. Monetary support for Israel and encouraging immigration let the state dodge liability for reparations to individuals. Read more here: https://jacobin.com/2020/11/postwar-west-germany-support-israel-whitewashing