Interview · moment 17 of 28
Israel as a 'Rogue State' and the Need to Remove Settlements
from Bonus Episode: Abby Martin
2 min
Guest
Abby argues Israel currently functions as a fascist, rogue state jailing dissenters, and that 700,000 West Bank settlers need to leave along with ending any Israeli/US security role in postwar Gaza.
- Tim describes Israel's current government as fascist, arresting Israelis for dissent similar to post-9/11 U.S. persecution.
- Israel functions as a rogue state; even the U.S. has attempted to restrain settlement expansion, as George H.W. Bush once did.
- Settlement expansion and the atomization of the West Bank since the 1967 borders have made a two-state solution nearly impossible unless settlements are removed.
- Nearly 700,000 settlers are legally squatting in the West Bank and must be removed for any viable peace arrangement.
- Netanyahu's proposal for a permanent Israeli security role in Gaza with U.S. support is described as insane and unjustifiable.