Jacobin Radio Dig: Israel’s Forever Wars w/ Mouin Rabbani
Jun 20, 2025
Mouin Rabbani, a co-editor of Jadalia and a non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, dives into the complexities of Israel's ongoing conflicts, particularly with Iran and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He discusses the historical roots of U.S.-Israeli relations and how past interventions shape present tensions. The conversation also sheds light on the shifting dynamics of U.S. foreign policy, the influence of political factions, and the moral responsibilities involved in these geopolitical entanglements.
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Israel-Iran Hostility Roots
- Israel's hostility to Iran stems from lost alliance and Iran's support for Palestine after 1979.
- Israel aims to maintain nuclear monopoly by preventing Iran's nuclear capability.
EU's Limited Response to Israel
- European sanctions targeted extreme right Israeli ministers for incitement, not Israeli policies.
- EU prioritizes economic ties and largely ignores Israel's human rights violations.
Israel's Nuclear Hypocrisy
- Israel, a nuclear power, paradoxically claims to enforce nuclear nonproliferation.
- International law and norms have been effectively discarded in these conflicts.