{"id":5860,"date":"2024-03-31T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=5860"},"modified":"2024-03-31T12:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T12:28:46","slug":"is-israel-a-rogue-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/is-israel-a-rogue-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Is israel a rogue nation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, 31 March 2024 \/Mpelembe News\/ &#8212; <\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:115\">Critics point to Israel&#8217;s continued settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, which are seen as violating UN resolutions UN Security Council Resolutions on Israel and the Palestinian territories<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:115\">The term &#8220;rogue state&#8221; is subjective and controversial. Here&#8217;s some information to help you form your own opinion:<\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"3:1-8:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"3:1-4:0\">\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:3-3:408\"><strong>Some argue Israel is a rogue state<\/strong> due to factors like continued settlement construction in the occupied territories, which is seen as a violation of international law, and its presumed nuclear arsenal. They also point to its defiance of some UN resolutions. You can find examples of these arguments online by searching for &#8220;Israel rogue state&#8221;: <a class=\"traceable-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zdB1tdifkf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"5:1-6:0\">\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:3-5:360\"><strong>Others argue against this label<\/strong>. They point to Israel&#8217;s democratic institutions and its role as a US ally in the Middle East. They argue the &#8220;rogue state&#8221; label is often used for countries hostile to the US, and doesn&#8217;t apply to Israel. [You can find examples of these arguments by searching for &#8220;is israel a rogue state&#8221; ON Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org].<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"7:1-8:0\">\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:3-7:135\"><strong>The concept of a rogue state itself is debated<\/strong>. Some argue it&#8217;s simply a term used to demonize countries the US disapproves of.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:140\">Ultimately, whether or not you consider Israel a rogue state depends on your perspective and how much weight you give to different factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, 31 March 2024 \/Mpelembe News\/ &#8212; Critics point to Israel&#8217;s continued settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, which are seen as violating UN<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/is-israel-a-rogue-nation\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowu7GVCw:productID":"","_crdt_document":"","activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federate","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[11581,9663,11019,4993,12158,995,10908,12159,2048,744,11110],"class_list":["post-5860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conflict-and-war","tag-anti-israeli-sentiment","tag-anti-zionism","tag-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions","tag-brussels","tag-criticism-of-the-united-nations","tag-israel","tag-middle-east","tag-palestine-and-the-united-nations","tag-palestinian-territories","tag-united-states","tag-west-asia"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Israel.png","blog_images":{"medium":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Israel-300x202.png","large":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Israel.png"},"ams_acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is israel a rogue nation? 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