By any sensible definition, Israel is a rogue state.
Between 1967 and 2000, Israel has been the subject of 138 UN resolutions, most concerning their treatment of the Palestinian people displaced by their illegal land grabs. Despite defying these resolutions, no action has been taken by the US or the UK who invaded Iraq, a country which had been subject to 69 UN resolutions.
In 1967, Israel attacked the USS Liberty whilst it sailed in international waters. The USS Liberty was a NSA intelligence gathering ship tasked with monitoring the Six Day War which was ongoing. It carried no offensive weapons, just four defensive machine guns. The Liberty flew a large US flag and had identification marks clearly painted on the hull.
The attack killed 34 American servicemen. At first, Egypt was thought to be behind the attack. However, when it became clear that Israel was responsible, Robert McNamara apparently called off American jets on route to assist the Liberty. Subsequent investigations have shown Israel to have deliberately and illegally attacked a vessel in international waters that they clearly knew to be of US origin.
Despite the facts that Israel continues to defy UN resolutions, brutalise the Palestinians and flout international law, they appear to have friends amongst our own government. All political parties have a "Friends of Israel" group.
Who would want to be friends with violent international criminals?
Other criminals, presumably?
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