CNN reports that American diplomats in the Middle East sent a diplomatic cable to the White House raising the alarm that the Israeli military operations in Gaza are causing severe damage to the US reputation in the region. Washington is Tel Aviv’s most dedicated backer, sending billions of dollars in weapons to Israel every year.
CNN says it obtained the cable authored by a diplomat stationed in Oman. Israel’s destructive and deadly military campaign in Gaza “is losing us Arab publics for a generation,” the outlet reports the diplomat as saying. Robust US support for Israel’s actions is being seen “as material and moral culpability in what they consider to be possible war crimes,” the cable reads.
It continues, “We are losing badly on the messaging battlespace.”
After a Hamas attack on October 7, Israel launched a massive military operation in Gaza. In just over a month of bombings, more than 11,000 civilians have been killed. The death toll includes over 4,000 children. Tel Aviv’s operations have been widely condemned by governments and organizations around the globe.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said this week the high rate of civilian casualties shows something wrong is happening in Israel. “When one looks at the number of civilians that were killed with the military operations, there is something that is clearly wrong,” he said. On Wednesday, Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, told Congress the death toll in Gaza is potentially higher than reported.
The diplomatic cable said the damage done to the US image by supporting the Israeli bombing in Gaza will not be quickly repaired. Washington is Tel Aviv’s indispensable backer. The US provides Israel with nearly $4 billion in military assistance annually. The White House is asking Congress to approve $14 billion in additional security aid for Tel Aviv to support its operations in Gaza. On top of providing Israel with military aid, the Biden administration has blocked efforts at the UN Security Council to call for a ceasefire.
The author of the cable highlighted a recent commentary in a state-run Egyptian newspaper that said President Joe Biden has been the cruelest American leader. “President Biden’s cruelty and disregard for Palestinians exceeded all previous US presidents,” it says.
Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of Antiwar.com, news editor of the Libertarian Institute, and co-host of Conflicts of Interest.
What could be clearer? As the Moonofalabama site points out:
“Having been lightly prodded by the Biden administration the Netanyahoo regime in Palestine agreed to split its days into a 20 hours block dedicated to genociding Palestinians and a 4 hours block for ethnic cleansing.”
That should get our reputation back up to speed …
Actually, the entire world sees what murderous hypocrites the US government is, not just the Middle East.
At this point the US Federal government is beyond redemption. The only hope is to start electing representatives who will move toward precipitating states, cities or regions to either secede outright or reform their relationship with DC to more of a loose confederation, as the founders intended.
This is correct. The good thing is that there’s a natural constituency for this built into the American DNA … Jacksonian republicanism has been popular with the people since the beginning. We even have elected members of Congress who would be on board. What it takes is a consistent message of minimal DC governance allowed.
Stop voting for representatives on AIPAC’s pay role: AIPAC is the leading Israel lobby which supports everything the rightwing Israeli government does from persecuting Palestinians to threatening Iran.
If the federal government went away tomorrow, the States would still have fifty independent governments all set up and ready to go. Indeed, only by bribing the States to do as the FedGov dictates does the FedGov exercise any power over them and their citizens whatsoever.
This report is focused on Arab world. But that is already baked in the cake. Arabs will make noise and do nothing.
This time something is different. There are no divisions in Arab world and Iran, Turkey are fully in board. Islamic world is bigger than Arab world and the fury is rising in Latin America, Africa and in Europe, European leaders are in trouble — and they know it. All the damage to European economy has been associated with pro-Israel rulers that were cheerleaders in the war against Russia in Ukraine. Perfect stotm.
Some think that Biden is just looking for an excuse to start a war with Iran. That and the 2 aircraft carrier groups may explain Arab reluctance to “do something about ths.”
I doubt that Biden wants to start a war with Iran. The Pentagon knows that doing so would be a disastrously-stupid move, because Iran is a much larger and more capable opponent than was Iraq. And at least some of the geniuses in the Pentagon and at Foggy Bottom probably understand that Russia and China would not stand by watching the US attack Iran.
On the other hand, the imbeciles could easily start a war with Iran (and not only Iran) accidentally, as they blunder around the region, threatening everyone and taking potshots at Iranian allies.
Exactly D51, exactly.
Yes, we’ve all heard the term, ‘biting off more than you can chew’, or perhaps, ‘the law of unintended consequences’ however you want to frame it, getting into a war with a slew of Muslim nations in the Middle East would be a disaster for all, and pretty much put an end to the ‘exceptional nation’s’ dominance on the world stage.
Yeah but you need sane operators.
They don’t care. Anything different in policy would interfere with them committing national suicide, which appears to be the goal. Their Neocon advisors must have great powers of persuasion.
The Arab “street” has never supported the US. On the other hand, Arab rulers in Sunni countries would like to see Hamas destroyed. They fear Iran and see Israel as a vital bulwark against the mullahs. The Lebanese would love to be rid of Hezbollah, a Shiite militia that does the bidding of Iran at the expense of Lebanon. Currently, the image of the US among Arab leaders is that of a less than reliable ally that allows itself to be bullied by Iran. This has nothing to do with Israel.
It has plenty to do with Israel. How can you take them out of the equation. Verbal gymnastics at work.
That ducks the truth.
It is seen as US guilt for war crimes.
Those are seen as clear crimes, not just possible crimes.
Like “felony murder” it is guilt for a murder, no matter if someone else shares it.
They hate us for it. Those alive today will continue to hate us for it. “losing us Arab publics for a generation” means that those not yet born may think differently than their parents.
Genocide
Israel’s stranglehold on American foreign policy must be identified and eliminatedhttps://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-israel-exception-to-free-speech/
One might argue that even Congressmen are
protected by the First Amendment right to free speech, but it is
becoming increasingly obvious that the Bill of Rights does not apply
when Israel is concerned, either in the halls of Congress or on college
campuses, where Palestinian groups are being harassed and banned. The
Tlaib censure vote can be seen as part of the bipartisan effort to
protect the state of Israel from any and all criticism. Rashida Tlaib
broke no law, did not threaten anyone, nor did she call for the
destruction of any nation, yet she was excoriated by a series of her
comrade-speakers in the House for something akin to a crime against
humanity due to her turning against what was repeatedly described as one
of America’s closest allies, a best friend and the only democracy in
the Middle East, all of which are lies.
“Diplomats Warn White House Support for Israel Is Destroying US Image in Middle East”
More accurate: “Diplomats Warn White House Support for Israel Is CONFIRMING US Image in Middle East”
“We are losing badly on the messaging battlespace.”
I don’t think that’s true, to see how the MSM has covered things up to now.
The cable isn’t concerned with the US-Western MSM or the populations informed by it.
a recent report said, “President Biden’s cruelty and disregard for Palestinians exceeded all previous US presidents.”
that is BS, Biden is exactly like all previous US presidents re Palestinians.
the only difference is that this latest adventure happened on his watch.
see yr point – and yea, the continuity w/past US evils is important…
…still…whether it’s just biden or all presidents doesn’t practically matter – in the future, biden will be the electrifying symbol of hatred for that american cruelty
seriously, go to the middle east – like in an alien movie, right now, look up, i swear there is an electrified billboard as big as the sky – a bust portrait of biden smiling in front of a ‘waving’ red white blue flag. like in a stadium, it does a bunch of light tricks before the climax – an arch of letters over his head and shoulders blazes out:
A M E R I C A N W A R C R I M I N A L
I got an excellent picture of that…
“We are losing badly on the messaging battlespace.”
True, but there is only so much that “messaging” can do. With the current outrage in Gaza, the world outside of the USA already has a good idea of what Israel is all about. No “message,” no matter how strongly pushed by Biden, his Administration, both US major political parties, AIPAC, the American MSM, and by Israel itself and its friends, is going to succeed outside the US because the facts on the ground speak for themselves and because the rest of the world caught on to Israel’s bull$hit narrative quite some time ago.
This is a little different from the Ukraine, where the facts on the ground are more ambiguous, and where the Big Lie narrative about Russia and the Ukraine was newer and still had/has purchase in most of the Western world, and even to some extent outside of it. “Messaging” (ie lying) has been more successful.
It is time to demand that Biden submit to a thorough and impartial mental evaluation. We don’t want to allow him an insanity defense if he ever goes to trial.
And check him for the puppeteer hooks on his body. See the dancing president. See the strings from above. See the curtain that hides the puppeteer. So it goes…………….
Biden just got himself reelected.
Would demand the same thing of Trump?
2024 will be a choice between a pathological warmonger and a narcissistic sociopath.
Eight countries have withdrawn their ambassadors from Israel. Two Arab countries, Jordan and Bahrain, have recalled their envoys, as has Turkey. The rest are South American and African. Bolivia is the only country thus far to cut diplomatic ties with Israel.
What they are doing in Gaza is just the beginning, the Zionists intent, as they’ve told us, is removing all Palestinians and acquiring their territories by transference to another country or their maker. Will the world let that happen?
Better watch out for Iran…
Probably. Palestine has been written off by the rest of the world (meaning the powers that be, not the people) for decades, no matter how many may protest. It’s only when Israel fucks around in Lebanon will they find out what Iran may or may not do.
Scott Ritter thinks Iran and Hezbollah will not let Hamas lose, that PA Prez Mahmoud Abbas is a toady of the Israelis and Hamas the only Arabs fighting for a Palestinian state.
He may be right, but it is of course not entirely up to Iran and Hezbollah. To affect the situation, they must act, and I would imagine they are trying to do that without bringing Israel’s big bad boyfriend into the fray. Iran prefers to use soft power and that’s being negotiated between various states as we speak.
Here’s Gilbert Doctorow with the details: https://tinyurl.com/5eepdpsd
Doctorow’s right, this is a big deal. Western MSM are starting to cover it:
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2liNGNuV0NSRlpXa1pKTzdsVWVTZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
wAs unable to up vote this comment. Is the counter disabled, and by whom…..??????!!!!!!!!!
I just voted up every comment in the thread, including yours, to test it. No problems that I can find.
Sometimes you have to reload pages on disqus. It gets paralyzed where you can’t comment or upvote. I don’t know why, just one of those things.
Hamas is now responsible for the deaths of 10,000 Gazans.
A piece of dimwitted psyops that worked for a small ill-informed western audience was resolved in the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit that concluded in Riyadh yesterday. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2407236/middle-east
That is interesting that Scott Ritter thinks that. Now so far Iran and Hezbollah have done nothing but pin down a few IDF troops on the Northern front with the threat of an attack. Hezbollah has a bunch of rockets which once fired or destroyed will leave Lebanon open up to massive counter punches from Israel, so why would they attack? And US has strongly hinted of taking action again Iran if Iran attacks Israel. So again what is in it for Iran?
I was surprised at that, but then Iran is the only Muslim country that’s steadfastly supported the Palestinians, respected by the street. Axios reported US concern Israel is trying to draw Lebanon into a wider war. That has implications for both the US and Iran.
Well let us hope the war does not widen. The wider the war, the more death and destruction. Plus increasing hate. None of which is good.
Agreed, but sadly the motivation to widen the war is on the west’s side. The Muslim countries have strong economic reasons to avoid war and with the street demanding action they’re pushing for political solutions. This administration is left struggling to control Netanyahu, his fascist cabinet and it’s own uber hawks.
I’m pretty impressed with many governments of the World stepping up and doing the right thing.
Very encouraging! 🇵🇸
US image was destroyed a long time ago…. It’s now in the stage of desperation….!
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Messaging battlespace: translation: These aren’t real humans being slaughtered. These are merely digital stick figures in the Messaging Battlespace.
Good to know that the propagation of moral corruption has been successfully completed throughout the state department. Congratulations Mr President. Hitler is smiling down on us thanks to you.
Quite the legacy!
Those vassals are saying : Cant you hurt me in private .Why do you have to be so stand offish and in my face?
America listened. Its now saying nice things ,expressing feelings for Gazan and displeasure at Israel.
Thats all the allies need.
Even Israel could have done . Even ISIS could have to Yazdis.
former US Marine eloquently states his position re Israel & Hamas
young Israelis refuse to participate
https://youtu.be/XQhQnlEK6k8?si=NhCCgY_pQP1-bCkZ
It is hard to know which is the colony of the other?
Facts tend to indicate that the USA is de facto an Israeli colony.
“We are losing badly on the messaging battlespace.” “is losing us Arab publics for a generation.” Even UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who never disagrees with US messaging, now disagrees. …Let’s see. I’m just thinking out loud. Change the messaging, or actually stop killing Palestinians? Hmmmmmmmm. Tough question.
Attacking hospitals, water supplies, food lines, electrical power, etc.; thus making life uninhabitable in Gaza, and now doing the same on the West Bank, Israel is out to take out an entire human population. It has crossed all red lines of humanity, and the U.S. is enabling it all. By now it should be clear to all that Biden together with Nutandyahoo are partners in war crime. Its time for us all to do all that we can to rid our governments of this scum. Supporting Israel should become a political liability.
Did you expect Israel to go to the UN,to beg for mercy, to pack up and move away?They are fighting the perpetrators of a pogrom,and will not lie down and take it.
Who’s doing the pogram?
A pogrom? Since 1948 Israel has been perpetuating a pogrom against the right owners of Palestine. The Zionists claim that God gave them the land, but there is no mention of Zionism in any religious doctrine or scripture. What you have is a fraud pushed by the West, propping up a sect of Europeans who enjoy killing and terrorizing brown people. This is the truth and is happening right now.
The Executive and Legislative branch of government with few exceptions all are war-criminals. They signed the funding of the crimes, they voted against a ceasefire, they confirm the lies government and MSM spreads around. Like Eichmann they are desk- top perpetrators. They even want to censure a Rep. who had the courage to support the Palestinian people. The legislators are destroying democracy in support of war-crimes.
They support the lack of food, water, energy, medical care to all people in Gaza including new born children and pregnant women and toddlers and then they condone limitless bombing of the people, without any regret for the children and others dying a slow death beneath the rubble. There must be thousands of people buried under the debris since the People don’t have enough equipment to dig the people out.
The nations congress has people with hearts of stone.
The old fool is only interested the “Benjamins” and the crooks who hand them out….!!!!!!!!!!!
The United States of ATROCITIES has been committing WAR CRIMES for 300 years it`s in their D.N.A they see the Zionist WAR CRIMES as business as usual .
What about the Hamas war crimes that started this new war?
George Marshall, USA Secretary of State, whose reputation stood high, was reported to be disappointed with the Haganah’s showing and now thought partition a mistake, a view sustained by James Forrestal, Secretary of Defence and a generous battery of officials who held that the United States could afford no longer to compromise her Arab interests. Their thoughts revolved around abandoning partition and returning Palestine to the trusteeship of the United Nations. (Chaim Weizmann, Penguin Book, by Norman Rose, P-435)
That was 75 years ago. Not everyone was for allowing Israel to become a state. But Israel did and was accepted as a nation by the United Nations in 1949. Today 85 % of the world’s nation recognized Israel as a nation. But there are those who today would love to destroy Israel at all cost.
And for the record Forrestal has some big time mental problems causing him to jump out of the 16 floor of a building.
Israel needs no help to destroy itself. They want that war with Iran and so does Biden, they do all they can to get it. But looking at the chain of lost military conflicts and the ME Israel will join the list of rubble and ruins of lost military adventures.
Delusions of grandeur does that to people and nations. Israel is as likely to end up in rubble as the rest of the ME and Europe and even the US will not escape it. China and Russia could hit the US from East and West.
Meanwhile,Saudi Arabia would be part of Iraq,if it were not for the US,and no Arab nation has admitted its crimes in expulsion of its Jewish citizens. No one admits that the Arab nations won’t house Palestinian refugees,and Syria can gas and barrel bomb tens of thousands of its own citizens.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-shocking-truth-behind-the-baghdad-bombings-of-1950-and-1951/
“ Meanwhile,Saudi Arabia would be part of Iraq,if it were not for the US”
It was absolute lie that Iraq intended to invade Saudi Arabia. They Bush administration lied about Iraqi forces on the Saudi border. There was none.
Most Arab Jewish lift Arab countries on their own due to the Jewish agency propaganda and pressure tactics. In the 1940s most Arab countries were under foreign occupation.
Bullshit. I crawled through the Iraqi bunkers on the Saudi border, I saw the damage they had done when they initially invaded Saudi Arabia (and to Khafji later), and I stood in the forward positions of the RDF units that met them a few miles into Saudi Arabia in August of 1990 and told them to turn back or it was their ass.
Breaking news message from WaPo a few minutes ago:
How to spin a news story:
* Write the headline as a fact rather than a claim.
* Tell readers that evidence you haven’t seen yourself “reveals” something, instead of saying that unnamed individuals claim the unseen evidence reveals something.
* Carefully frame the story to lead readers to a desired conclusion. Hamas had an “expectation that their actions would compel [“force or oblige”] an overwhelming Israeli response.” See! Hamas made Israel kill all those children!
Two situations. (1) Hamas attacked Israel and expected little or no response from Israel or (2) Hamas attacked Israel and knew that Israel would hit Gaza back with a massive counter attack. Which one do you think is true?
I would say that’s impossible, because everyone there hates us already. Ask the Shiites and Kurds we betrayed, inciting them to revolt against Saddam, while we sat back and watched him kill them.
Or the Egyptians, who, when finally given a shot at “democracy”, had the affrontery to elect a government we didn’t like, so we incited and rewarded the generals to stage a coup. Or the Libyans, still suffering from our “R2P” intervention; or the Yemenis, being bombed and starved by US supplied weapons to Saudi Arabia for nearly 10 years; or…pretty much anyone.
All we’re doing now is reinforcing the much-deserved hate everyone feels for us anyway.
And not to forget the members of the EU and NATO.
Biden and the neocons destroyed their economies, broke business deals France/Australia and not to forget the pipeline destroying the German economy and the EU and broke agreements they could not keep with Iran after Trump broke the Iran treaty and the coerced sanctions against Russia and other business partners.
After this, they don’t have to pretend to like the Americans anymore.
Are they so incompetent and removed from reality that someone has to tell them of obvious consequences of the criminal actions they wholeheartedly support in Gaza?
They are educated people and don’t know war crimes when they bite them in their derrière?
BDS ( boycott divest sanctions ) on a worldwide scale is the only way to fight Zionism and the genocide perpetuated by the Israeli government and military. Period