The American and Israeli societies are divided and separated from each other.
Famous philosopher, linguist, historian and political and social critic Noam Chomsky emphasized in an interview with Al Jazeera that the society of America and Israel has become polarized, and unlike previous years, the attitude of American youth towards supporting the Zionist regime has changed. Following is the translation of parts of this exclusive conversation.
Netanyahu moved more and more to the right over time. It should be remembered that the Americans’ view of Israel has changed; Before this, Israel was the darling of liberal Jewish Americans, but now the main supporters of Israel in America are the Christians and the extreme right of the Evangelical churches, and the liberals, the liberal democrats, have moved away from Israel.
Polls show that Democrats are more inclined and sympathetic to the Palestinians than to Israel; This is especially true among young people, including young Jews.
The American society has become divided and polarized and this trend is expanding, so has the Israeli society. It is the first time that the leadership of Israel and the leadership of the United States are taking separate paths, and Israeli officials such as Smutridge, Benguir, and sometimes Netanyahu, openly and brazenly say to the American leadership, “We ignore what you want.”… This is a new phenomenon.
Netanyahu’s ministers tell America to “go and get lost”
Previously, in all the American administrations, maybe Israel did not go along with some of Washington’s policies, but when America asked for something, the Israeli authorities did it… but the new administration, especially people like Benguirre (Minister of Homeland Security) and Smutridge (Minister of Finance) It is very easy to tell America to “go and get lost.”
This is the first time that this tension has been expressed so clearly, and it is not clear how the United States will respond.