ISSN 2674-8053

Israel, between Zionism and Imperialism

Since the beginning of the year, Syria has been the country hardest hit by the Israeli military escalation, having several cities hit, as well as Syrian military and infrastructure facilities, causing the death of hundreds of people and generating great economic losses. These Israeli military actions coincide with the Syrian army's advance to regain control of the country, where he has achieved great victories. Israeli attacks in flagrant violation of Syrian sovereignty, have Tel Aviv’s justification for fighting Iranian bases in Syrian territory that threaten their security.

It is obvious that this simple justification does not account for what is really behind these actions. Even because the state of war between Israel and Iran is not known. The advance of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory, the fixation of Jerusalem (Al Quds) as capital and the murder of more than 60 Palestinians on the last day 14 of May, reveal the true Israeli intention. All these practices, allied with Israel's refusal to return to its borders of 1947/48 result in an imperialist policy. No wonder, Israel is constantly criticized by the international community, even to UN, the excessive use of force against the Palestinians and the usurpation of foreign lands.

In recent years Israel has been successful in imposing itself in the troubled context of the Middle East, this thanks to the partnership with NATO. The “auxiliary line” stance in the Western struggle for Arab oil, has generated for Israel the bonus of being able to expand. The gradual elimination of its historical enemies, Saddan Hussein e Muammar Al Gaddafi, and the weakening of Palestinian resistance movements, provided Israel with an increase in its military line, although the strengthening of Iran and Hazbolah are significant counterpoints. The latest Israeli war actions have received long-standing Anglo-American backing. The Trump administration, NATO and even Saudi Arabia, where Crown Prince Mohamad Bin Salman, has made praiseworthy statements to Israel demonstrates that Tel Aviv will continue to be used as a "bridgehead" for Western imperialism in the region.

The ethnic and religious differences that have already guided the debate on the existence of the State of Israel, today they seem to be overcome by the geopolitical dynamics imposed by NATO in the Middle East due to oil. This is, an Israel that respected the borders of 1947/48 and abandon state terrorism, it would probably be well accepted by its Arab neighbors. Being able to enjoy relationships if not fraternal, at least respectful, within a context of collective peace, since global terrorism (New Caliphate) seems to have as main enemy the secular Arab states and no longer the Jews as in remote times. The Israeli insistence on being an aggressor in the Middle East imposes unnecessary restrictions on its society, that only feed the “political-military-terrorist” fraction led by the Zionists.

The reactionary agenda that Zionism has imposed on the State of Israel has not been positive for concord to establish itself in the region, it is enough to see that even after years of Israeli military actions in Lebanon, Hezbolah was the winner of the elections this year, therefore, radicalism is taking shape as a reverse action to Israeli interventionism. The same goes for the Palestinians, who are increasingly disbelieving Israel, see military language as the only way out. The constant repression against Palestine has nothing to do with preventive security actions, on the contrary, is part of the Zionist movement to establish “Greater Israel”, territorial expansion and ethnic extinction plan, within the racist context.

The Yinon Plan is based on Zionist expansionism in the Middle East, following his holy scriptures to build “Greater Israel”. Such a plan refers to the name of the former adviser to Ariel Sharon, o diplomat Odeb Yinon, author of this theory in the late 1970. For so much, Israel has fully supported Syria and Iraq's “Balkanization” plan, as, helped Kurdish forces in their fight against Turkey, Syria and Iraq. As Syrian forces advance over areas controlled by terrorists, more weapons of Israeli origin have been found, mainly south of Damascus where the Al Nusra Front operated, highlighting Israeli support for the Syrian state's destruction project.

Israel, for their political and economic interests, has long participated in this kind of “terror international”, no wonder he was free from the terrorist attacks that victimized several European capitals, Asia and the United States in recent years. Israel's attacks on Syria, just when the Bashar Al Assad government seems to find the way to victory they can be seen as part of this Israeli support for terrorists, that has hindered the establishment of peace in Syria and Iraq. The approach of Israel and Saudi Arabia, it also highlights a scenario of “peace of commitment”, where support for terrorist movements will necessarily be part of the basis of that relationship.

The short and medium term peace scenario in the Middle East is remote, Yet, Syria's stability will invariably lead to Iraq's stability and the emergence of an important alliance involving these two countries. Turkey that tries to impose itself in the region from outside the NATO context, may be an obstacle to Israeli expansionism, creating an additional problem for the United States. In the same context, Iran works head-on to become decisive in Lebanon and Palestine. Israel if it continues with its expansionism it will not achieve the much-deserved peace, nor will it allow the Middle East to have it.

The terrorist movements that destabilize the region are artificial, are manufactured in Washington and London, so they won't be a determining factor any longer. Israel needs to review its concepts, because a more consequent pan-arabism can resurface in the region and actually become a threat to the existence of your state. The wars in Afghanistan and Yemen are NATO's next challenges, which is increasingly being challenged by the alliance of Russia and China.

João Claudio Platenik Pitillo
João Claudio Platenik Pitillo is a professor of history licensed by UERJ, Master in Comparative History at UFRJ and PhD student in Social History at UNIRIO. As a member of NUCLEAS-UERJ (Center for the Study of the Americas) researches the Latin American revolutionary processes of the 20th century based on the concept of "Revolutionary Nationalism". In the scope of International Relations, he studies the advent of “Global Terrorism” and the emergence of the “New Caliphate”. As a World War II specialist, he researches and writes about the Red Army and the importance of the Eastern Front for the general context of the War.