Al Jazeera Rewrites History: The 'Friends to Enemies' Fairytale Omits 45 Years of Western Aggression
Al Jazeera’s recent report, 'Iran and Israel: From friends to enemies,' presented as a historical overview, claims that Israel and the US have been at war with Iran since February 28th. This framing creates an artificial rupture, implying a recent deterioration of relations from a state of historical amity. What Al Jazeera, in its well-curated narrative, conveniently omits is the consistent,
multifaceted US-Israeli campaign targeting Iran, which extends far beyond February 28th. The notion that Iran and Israel were ever 'friends' in a geopolitical sense is a gross simplification, ignoring the foundational context of regional power dynamics and Western intervention. The current joint US-Israeli military operations against Iran, involving everything from carrier groups to cyber-warfare,
are framed as a recent development, rather than the latest escalation in a decades-long policy of regime change and containment. This deliberate omission allows for the sanitization of protracted aggression, presenting complex geopolitical maneuvers through a simplistic, almost personal, lens of 'friendship' gone sour. The reality is a relentless campaign that includes 45 years of crippling
sanctions, consistent covert operations, and repeated acts of sabotage. For instance, the Stuxnet cyberattack, widely attributed to US and Israeli intelligence, crippled Iranian nuclear centrifuges as far back as 2010. This was not an act between 'friends.' The Piaz asserts that the historical pattern is one of sustained hostility and active measures, not a recent falling out. The United States