You don't need to wonder anymore why the people working in
the American politico-journalistic establishment go crazy; not only in their
daily lives, but in the way they discharge their duty, especially in foreign
affairs. You don't need to worry because Bret Stephens has provided the key to
understanding this phenomenon.
Stephens wrote “Jerusalem Denial Complex,” a column that
appeared in the New York Times on Dec. 9, 2017. In it, he discusses what he
calls the “traditional pieties about the Middle East .”
He does not say whose tradition that is, but then goes on to attack everyone
that does not see things the way he and the mob of Jewish pundits see them. The
net effect is that the readers get the impression that the “pieties” were
created by the people he is attacking. But that is false.
In reality, the pieties were created by members of the mob
to which he belongs. These are the people who will say “A” when their opposite
says “B”; then reverse themselves and say B when their opposite will say A.
They all engage in this game to keep the haggling going indefinitely because it
is a requirement of their culture. It is also how they earn a living. Stephens
mentions three pieties, and tries to refute them by creating an alternate
reality that chimes with the fantasies which the mob feeds to the
politico-journalistic establishment as well as the Jewish rank-and-file in America .
But it is a reality that does not resemble the real world in any fashion.
In the real world, 22 Arab nations – diverse in terms of
geographic locations and abundance of natural resources – have been in
existence uninterrupted since the beginning of time. They lived through all
kinds of situations, and had their ups and downs like everyone else. Most
suffered under colonial rule and came out not as badly as other nations but not
as well as some other ones. Their preoccupation has been and continues to be
economic development, which they push through despite the frequent acts of
criminal sabotage that the neo-colonial powers and their lackeys mount against
them. Sabotage would be the 1956 invasion of the Suez Canal, for example, and
the 2003 invasion of Iraq .
In addition, there have been economic sanctions imposed on one country or
another, at one time or another.
The leaders of the Arab countries are aware of the nefarious
role that Israel
is playing in their region. But they also know that to take on this modern day
colonial outpost is to take on the nearby forces of America and NATO. Their strategy is
to ignore Israel ,
which they do till the latter does something that angers their people who
respond by reminding their leaders of the duty they have toward their
Palestinian brethren. In turn, the leaders respond by holding a meeting of the
Arab League in which they decide to lodge a complaint at the Security Council
against Israel
and the powers that enable it. With this, the Arab leaders buy a few years of
quiet till Israel
starts the cycle again. Other than that, the Arab leaders don't talk about Israel and
don't acknowledge it may have influence in the region. Until bombs start
falling on their heads, they do not mention having problems that can be
attributed to internal weaknesses or outside evil forces.
While this is happening in the Middle
East , the Israelis, who could not survive a month without American
aid and support, would have teamed up with their collaborators across the ocean
to create a full-blown alternate reality they impose on the American political
establishment. Its purpose is to make sure that American aid to Israel is not
only maintained but increased year after year.
The alternate reality is made of two mind-blowing components
that contradict each other. Believe it or not, the Jews purvey both of them
among the American politico-journalistic establishment, thus make everyone
believe in the contradictory components simultaneously. One component says that
Israel is doing so well it
is taking care of itself and taking care of an America that would not survive
without that help. The other component says that Israel is in such a precarious
situation, surrounded as it is by hostile Arabs and Muslims that never stop
talking about it in a threatening tone. They howl that Israel would perish in no time at all unless America keeps
sending aid to it, and stands ready to go rescue it at a moment's notice.
Here are the three pieties, according to Bret Stephens, that
make up the current alternate reality: (1) Ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine will end every conceivable problem in the Middle East . (2) Ending the occupation will instantly
cause all the Arab states to recognize Israel . (3) American mediation is
necessary to bring about the sought after happy ending in the Middle
East .
Thus, according to Bret Stephens, if – contrary to the
prevailing pieties – America
stops mediating to end the occupation of Palestine
by Israel , the Arabs will on
their own recognize Israel ,
and bring about the happy ending that everyone is yearning for.
Of course, it took a great deal of elaboration for Bret
Stephens to make these nonsensical points. This is why his column contains more
than 800 words. But in the aggregate the words make up the “A” argument that
suits the situation as it stands today. Give it a day or two, and Stephens will
have to come up with new words, and make up a “B” argument to suit the
situation as it will stand then.