Israel is very efficient at stirring shit up in a region where shit not being stirred up means an economic structure emerging changing the old balance of power.

Which means good changes similar to those during the Cold War to counter Soviet propaganda, except those good changes are bad changes for any kind of elites. Dealing with USSR the same way as with Iran now wasn't quite on the menu, so those changes did happen.

It's unfortunate, because it's not as simple a choice for Israelis as it would seem. If they don't play the shit stirring game, someone else will - Turkey or Egypt or some monarchy. And that would probably mean Israel's destruction.

So, Germany has two very notable and frustrating geopolitical blind spots around Israel and Russia.

Like, I get it, but at the same time, all of the regimes in question have changed COMPLETELY from the 1940s, and giving former enemies - and countries that grew out of a population you genocided - carte blanche because you feel guilty about the past is just… woefully, horrifyingly reductive and shortsighted.

Germany is fully supporting Ukraine and training their fascist battalions. Once Ukraine is defeated I’m really looking forward to all those angry freaks leaving and coming to Europe. What could go wrong?