The expression, “the elephant in the room” has come to mean
that the ongoing conversation is unfolding around someone or something no one
dares to mention.
To equate the thing with an elephant, gives the impression
that the thing is so big, it is silly to ignore. But if, in reality, the thing
isn't as big as an elephant, but is a puffed up mouse made to look like an
elephant, what you have is a real-life situation of pretenses unfolding like a
theatrical spoof.
That's what is going on these days in the electronic and
printed media of the United States. For half a century, Israel was puffed up so
steadily in the minds of the politico-journalistic elites, it loomed large
inside their heads. And so, when they talked about the Middle East, they saw no
one but Israel. However, because so much more is ongoing in the region at this
time, the interests of Israel must, at times, be relegated to a lower level of
importance. The immediate consequence of this, has been that the pundits talk
less frequently about Israel, but when they do, they use the superlatives that
make Israel look as big as an elephant. And that's when the situation suddenly
takes on the look of a farce.
Two pieces of writing that purport to deal with the Iran
situation illustrate this point. Yes, they do elaborate on the concerns that
people have with regard to the Iran nuclear posture. The truth, however, is
that the discussion would not have attained the level of intensity about Iran
that it does now; it would have died down a natural death, were it not for the
fact that the ghost – made to look like an elephant – is omnipresent in the
minds eyes of the politicians and the pundits.
One of the pieces is a column that came under the title:
“Protests in Iran prove Trump is getting it right,” written by Benny Avni and
published on June 25, 2018 in the New York Post. The other piece is an article
that came under the title: “The Iran deal and the end of the world,” written by
John Ligato and published on June 25, 2018 in The Washington Times.
Of the 720 words that make up the Benny Avni article––which
anyone familiar with the situation would say is about the trials, the
tribulations and the fantasies of Israel––only the following words refer
directly to Israel: “In a modification of the regime's 'death to Israel'
staple, some merchants raised 'death to Palestine' signs.” But this was enough
to remind the readers that the solution to many of the region's problems rests
on ending the occupation of Palestine.
As to the Ligato article, it is made of 550 words that were
put together for the purpose of scaring the readers about Iran. What the writer
failed to do however, was limit the story to the relationship between these two
characters. To lend the story a modicum of credibility, he was compelled to
bring a third character into the storyline: the Arabs.
But in so doing, the author was forced to mention Israel,
the mouse in the room that was made to look as big as an elephant. Here is how
Ligato did that: “The fear of Iran has overtaken the hatred of Israel as a
driving force for Middle East diplomacy.” This also, reminded the readers that
the solution to many of the region's problems rests on ending the occupation of
Palestine.
Well then, in the same way that all roads lead to Rome, it
can be said that all inquiries about the Middle East lead to one simple truth.
It is that if you gather the undeniable realities that pop up inadvertently in
the articles written by the mob of Jewish pundits, and if you separate from
them the lies, the pretenses and the spins that distort them, you'll find that
they all lead to one and the same conclusion:
It is that the fuel powering the horror which the Middle
East is going through at this time has one undeniable source. It is the
unhealthy relationship that exists between America and Israel. That
relationship makes it so that the little mouse that can't even feed itself,
sits at the controls of America's ship of state from where it bullies everyone,
and blames it on America.