It's astonishing how Israelis can identify cruel, evil regimes, but just not their own

Israelis believe that Israel and the U.S. are fighting for democracy, freedom and human rights in Iran, but if human rights were their guiding principle, the state of affairs would not be as it is in the West Bank, and the Gaza war would not have reached the dimensions of genocide

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It's astonishing how Israelis can identify cruel, evil regimes, but just not their own

Israelis believe that Israel and the U.S. are fighting for democracy, freedom and human rights in Iran, but if human rights were their guiding principle, the state of affairs would not be as it is in the West Bank, and the Gaza war would not have reached the dimensions of genocide

08:49 AM • March 06 2026 IST

There are moments – and in Israel quite a few – when cynicism turns into collective psychosis. We are living one of those moments right now. The fantasy is like that of a Hollywood film: A poisonous regime falls, people festoon tanks with flowers and flags are raised in the name of American freedom.

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