Amid the destruction of Gaza, the children starving to death, and the hundreds of people killed and wounded each week, Israel is at long last coming under pressure from some Western governments. Emmanuel Macron yesterday announced that France will recognise Palestine as a state later this year, becoming the first G7 country to do so.
Yet Western arms and equipment continue to flow to Tel Aviv, as does intelligence support. A false impression is given that this is Israel’s war, but in reality, it is a joint US-Israeli war supported by allies such as the UK, whose RAF Akroti military base in Cyprus is used for Israeli intelligence-gathering.
The US was at the heart of the recent attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme, and even now, is maintaining forces in the region at considerable strength. This includes aboard its hugely powerful carrier strike groups (CSG), two of which are now back in the Middle East after one briefly left following the Iran operation, and even within Israel, where US personnel operate the key long-range X-band radar station on Mount Keren.
