How Israel Became USG’s 4th Branch
Christian Zionists, wealthy Jews, and the military-industrial complex give them the power
Israel gets so much privileged treatment from the US government (USG), that some have called it the 51st State. But no one state has such power over the others. The Israeli government actually takes the part of a fourth branch of USG, co-equal with the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. They don’t control the US 100%, but they have enough power to get what they want.
Israel’s special status was on clear display when their PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the US congress for the fourth time last week. After American Senators and Representatives gave him 55 standing ovations in a one hour pitch for weapons and for war with Iran, journalist Jonathan Kuttab wrote, “As I listened to the speech and observed the nauseating standing ovations, I could not recall such a display of servility even in authoritarian regimes.”
Others compared Netanyahu’s speech to a state of the union address by an American President, which it certainly resembled in its power dynamics. Netanyahu proclaimed that 21st century reality pits Israel and the US against a large part of the world in a battle to protect ‘civilization’ from ‘barbarism.’ We’re on his side whether we want to be or not.
