Israel is a settler-colony. Total colonization of Palestine is its necessary end, which breeds resistance. The US supports it because Israel is a US millitary base at a country scale.
I agree with the structural point about Israel’s role as a client state/base. My point is that within that structure, Netanyahu’s government has become a highly volatile and agentic client, one that can create crises that even its patron struggles to manage. This changes the tactical landscape for opposition.
Israel is a settler-colony. Total colonization of Palestine is its necessary end, which breeds resistance. The US supports it because Israel is a US millitary base at a country scale.
I agree with the structural point about Israel’s role as a client state/base. My point is that within that structure, Netanyahu’s government has become a highly volatile and agentic client, one that can create crises that even its patron struggles to manage. This changes the tactical landscape for opposition.
There’s definitely counter-influence, but it doesn’t outweigh the US’s influence is my point.