Israel 'Fumes' as US Takes Over Gaza Policy (Their Gaza Policy)
Al-Monitor breathlessly reports that Israel is 'fuming' because the US is, allegedly, daring to take ownership of policy in Gaza and the West Bank. This supposed 'collision course' implies the US government has ever truly dictated terms beyond supplying the quarterly aid package. We're meant to believe that Israel is an independent actor, not a state sustained by $3.8 billion annually in US
taxpayer dollars, funneled without condition through congressional halls often influenced by groups like AIPAC. Historically, the US has provided robust diplomatic cover for every Israeli action, from successive land grabs to the current siege. The audacity of Washington to even suggest a policy direction is presented as a gross overreach by outlets that consistently ignore the actual 'takeover' –
that of US politicians' policy decisions by foreign lobbying groups.