A clever trick to cast the perpetrators of violent settler colonialism and apartheid as the noble ally that just wants to live in peace. And sad that so many Americans, including many liberals, buy the lie.
American politicians love saying, “Israel has the right to defend itself” as if it was a sales motto. Because if you actually look at what Israel is doing, it is anything but defending itself. Israel has a policy of invading other countries' territory, occupying their land, and carrying out political assassinations on foreign soil. “Defense” is revisionist propaganda.