Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The intercultural Family that never made it

The prime minister of Israel who goes by the name of Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech at an AIPAC meeting on March 2, 2015 in which he brought up a point he thought will buttress his argument; but the point did the opposite. This happened because the record that Netanyahu failed to mention is known to many people, and it speaks for itself.

Netanyahu said this: “Israel and the United States are more than friends. We're like family … Disagreements in the family are always uncomfortable, but we must always remember that we are family.” But the record is to the effect that the Jews have tried for something like four thousand years to form a family with someone – anyone – and failed. In fact, they failed so miserably that the marriages they wished to have did worse than break-up; they caused the would-be partners to burn the Jews alive, pogrom them or give them the full holocaust treatment before kicking out of the country those that managed to survive.

Even now … in the very speech that Netanyahu spoke of family, he attacked Iran and said horrible things about it despite the fact that only a few years ago, the Jews were doing their utmost to “marry” Israel and Iran. The intent then was to set-up an alliance that would oppose an Arab-Sunni world, described by the Jews at the time the way that they now describe Iran. And because the Jews hated the Arabs, they also aligned themselves with the Turks about whom they said they had so much in common; you would think they were all Netanyahus describing Israel's relationship with America.

More broadly, the record shows that when it comes to interracial and interdenominational marriages, these seem to work reasonably well for all sorts of people, including individual Jews. When it comes to intercultural marriages between societies, however, the record is less cheerful. As can be observed, the tension between the cultures can range in intensity from the “partners” ignoring one another such as the Canada-Quebec situation, to the genocidal attempts that have developed in places like Rwanda and the Balkans.

What has added to trouble for the Jews is that they only “loved” someone because they hated someone else and needed someone to love them back, and to stand with them against those they hated. In short, the Jews always sought comrades in hatred, cultivating them as they needed them. Right now, the Jews hate virtually the whole world, and this is why they need someone the size of America to stand with them, hate the world with them and protect them at every venue ... physically, morally, emotionally and psychologically.

But is this a relationship that is more real than what the Jews have forged throughout the centuries and were kicked in the teeth for? To answer the question, look what Netanyahu said in his speech: “I appreciate what Obama has done for Israel … some things that I cannot even divulge to you because it remains in the realm of the confidences...” Anyone watching him speak and knowing what the Jews are like, would have known this is blackmail delivered publicly to Obama. And sure enough, John Kerry came out shortly after the speech and warned Netanyahu not to reveal any secrets. With friends like these who needs enemies?

There is no doubt this is a relationship that is based on abuse and mutual hatred. You can see this in the history of what Netanyahu has said were the disagreements which Israel had with America in decades past. It was a time when the Jewish leaders worked hard to overcome the difficulties, managing in the end to put back on track a relationship that looks normal on the surface – but only on the surface.

Netanyahu cited incidences that happened in 1948, 1967, 1981and 2002 at which times the same Israel that has come into existence with American support, and has been maintained afloat with American largess – defied the will of its benefactor. It did so by committing acts that cost America dearly in the past, and continue to cost it dearly now in terms of standing in the world … even financially and in lives lost.

This in mind, it is vexing to hear Netanyahu end the speech describing the American-Israeli relationship the way that he did: “Rooted in a common heritage, upholding common values, sharing a common destiny … that's the message I came to tell you today … our alliance is sound. Our friendship is strong. And with your efforts it will get even stronger in the years to come.”

This is what the Jews said to the Iranians and the Turks before they turned against them and started to abuse them verbally. It is also what they said to the ancient Egyptians, Persians and Romans; and more recently to the European countries – Feudal, Communist and Capitalist alike – till the European rank and file had enough of the Jews and decided to holocaust them, and to throw them out of the Continent.

These people never learn because their leaders never have the intention to let them learn.