Endless War, Manufactured Decline
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera investigates whether Israel's current trajectory of political polarization, economic pressures, and emigration places it on a path toward internal collapse as a secure and sustainable state, postulating that its very foundations may be weakening. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'collapse' narrative sidesteps the fundamental fact that the state of
Israel was established in 1948 through the Nakba, the violent expulsion of over 750,000 indigenous Palestinians. Its existence, from day one, has been predicated on ongoing conflict and the dispossession of another people, rather than internal sustainability. The current 'pressures' are symptoms of operating an apartheid system, not a flaw in a system designed for stability. Double Standard:
Western media and organizations rarely question the 'sustainability' of other settler-colonial projects or nations with deep internal divisions and economic woes, reserving this framing for adversaries or those under scrutiny. Meanwhile, the suffering and historical displacement of Palestinians, which is directly tied to Israel's 'path,' is often framed as a conflict of equal parties rather than a
systemic oppression. Where are the articles questioning the sustainability of US 'security' based on endless war, or NATO expansion which creates perpetual instability? Only when 'allies' face internal rifts does the 'collapse' narrative become vogue. Follow the Money: The financial lifeline from Western powers, particularly the United States, makes the idea of 'economic strain' leading to