"Israel and Dirty Missions".. Has Tel Aviv Become an Instrument for Implementing Western Policies?

SadaNews - Following the Israeli attack on Iran on the morning of June 13, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sparked widespread controversy with his statement that "Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us," referring to Western countries. The Israeli ambassador to Germany supported this statement, considering it reflects the "reality of the Middle East."

In an analytical article in Haaretz, Palestinian journalist Awda Basharat addressed the significance of this statement, questioning the silence that seemed to echo a consensus within the Israeli political class. Has there really been an agreement on this "dirty" role as Merz described?

The author wonders about the absence of any internal objection within Israel, asking: Is this the state that oppressed Jews in Europe dreamed of? Is this the outcome that the idea of "a free people in its land" aspired to?

He adds that he could not believe his eyes, questioning: "Is this the state that Jews oppressed in Eastern Europe dreamed of? Is this the fate that the people who are supposed to be 'a free people in its land', according to the Israeli national anthem, face?"

According to the author, he expected Merz's statement to trigger an ideological, political, and moral storm regarding the role assigned to Israel by the German chancellor as the spearhead of the West against the East.

What is the reason for choosing Israel to undertake this role? Basharat questions, stating that Merz succinctly summarized that what the West wants from Israel is to be the contractor executing the West's dirty work.

Thus, it is easy to understand what he means. The West does not ultimately want to get its hands dirty if Israel is willing, even eager, to carry out the mission on its behalf, according to the opinion of the article's writer. Basharat directed his criticism towards what he described as "abhorrent" regimes in the region and around the world, claiming they want to rid themselves of their opponents, "and here are Israeli spying programs at their disposal, and the list goes on."

The writer looks back, specifically to 1956, when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser decided to nationalize the Suez Canal, leading Britain and France to enlist Israel to "teach him a lesson."

Around 85 years ago, the largest genocide in history was committed in Germany and Eastern Europe, with German perpetrators and Jewish victims, leading to the deaths of 6 million people, "and the wound still bleeds today."

However, Germany learned the lesson, and a large part of its population today fights against racism and xenophobia, according to Basharat, who notes that the West German government paid Israel large sums as reparations in the early years of its establishment, which significantly contributed to sustaining its economic system.

The writer mocked his own naivety, saying he believed that all this generosity from the German government was aimed at settling its huge debts based on a moral impulse.

"But Merz's acknowledgment revealed the evil lurking behind this generosity." He continued, saying that he expected the German chancellor, "if he truly loved the Jewish people," to have his country undertake the dirty work and "erase Iran from the map" to atone for its sins against the Jews, referring to the Holocaust committed by its Nazi regime against them during World War II.

Moreover, Basharat asserts that all this love is granted in the name of fighting anti-Semitism, this time sending a message to those who still dwell on the experiences of Jewish persecution in Europe, saying, "That time is gone."

He attributes this to the fact that Israel has become a brutal power and, thanks to unlimited Western support, has become entangled in occupation and discrimination, adding that it now lives at the peak of a coup reminiscent of dark periods in history.