Caitlin Johnstone reports:

[https://x.com/gantzbe/status/1970886373281509394]

Former Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz has a new op-ed in The New York Times where he explicitly states that opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state is “the heart” of a national consensus among Israelis across the mainstream political spectrum, and that this isn’t an obstacle that will go away once Netanyahu is out of power.

“Too often, Western leaders view our policies in this war not through the lens of national security, but through the prism of individuals — and, in particular, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,” Gantz writes. “The conversation is often framed as a question of what serves the prime minister, as if Israel’s national security begins and ends with one man. This view is mistaken and counterproductive to global stability, regional normalization and Israel’s own security.”

This viewpoint also applies exactly to the war in Ukraine.

It is not all about one man - Putin - and Western leaders ignore the fact that Russia considers NATO in Ukraine as an 'existential threat' just like Israel thinks of a Palestine State on its borders, which they see as a nest of terrorists, in the same way.

This Marvel-comic creation of villains that Captain America can go in and destroy is just that - a comic book fantasy.