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Speeding Toward the Cliff: How Israel's Moral Cocoon and Western Complicity Are Leading to Catastrophe



By all appearances, Israel is moving at breakneck speed down a perilous path—one marked by moral decay, diplomatic isolation, and deepening violence. And as the war in Gaza rages on, the most troubling realization is not just the scale of destruction, but the willful detachment of Israeli society from its global consequences.

Prominent Israeli commentators and public figures have begun acknowledging this growing moral void. They describe it as a national “cocoon”—a societal state of insulation from international law, from the cries of the occupied, and from the eyes of a watching world. This detachment is not apathy; it is cultivated indifference, a refusal to face the consequences of policies carried out in their name.

One of Israel’s most courageous journalists, Gideon Levy of Haaretz, has warned of this blindness for years:

My modest mission is to prevent a situation in which many Israelis will be able to say 'We didn't know.'”
Gideon Levy, Haaretz

But the truth is out. The world knows. And now, many Israelis simply choose not to care.

This moral numbing is not accidental. As political analyst and public opinion expert Dahlia Scheindlin has argued, the detachment from Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe is deeply rooted in Israel’s internal political and psychological structures. In her analysis, the ongoing war has revealed:

A profound disconnect between Gaza’s humanitarian reality and Israeli societal attitudes, driven by political polarization, authoritarian governance, and systemic dehumanization of Palestinians.”

Scheindlin contends that genuine acknowledgment of Palestinian suffering requires dismantling deeply entrenched narratives, revitalizing Israel's democratic institutions, and replacing security-obsessed dogma with a renewed moral imperative. Without these foundational shifts, she warns, Israel is doomed to further isolation and perpetual conflict.

Indeed, Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza—described by many international observers as one of the most devastating modern military campaigns—has continued unabated despite intensifying global condemnation. Hospitals lie in ruins. Famine spreads. Civilians are slaughtered. Yet the Israeli government presses forward with confidence. Why?

Because it is not alone. It is enabled.

For decades, the United States and other Western governments have offered not just political cover, but unconditional military and economic support. Billions in aid. Vetoes at the UN. Diplomatic muscle. These are not symbolic gestures; they are the pillars propping up a regime increasingly accused of crimes against humanity.

And even voices from inside Israel’s own political elite are raising red flags. Jonathan Ben Artzi, the nephew of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offered a warning over two decades ago that feels chillingly relevant today:

“If Americans are truly our friends, they should shake us up and take the keys—because we are drunk driving. And without such a call, we will find ourselves in a ditch.”
Jonathan Ben Artzi, CNN (2002)

Israel, drunk on impunity, is now behind the wheel of history with no brakesand the ditch is no longer hypothetical.

Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon put it plainly:

Israelis cannot blame the Palestinians for their resistance to the occupation... The only way Israelis will achieve security is when Palestinians have hope.”

But instead of fostering that hope, Israeli policy has systematically crushed it. The people of Gaza are not just besieged—they are being starved. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s horrifying statement advocating for using hunger as a weapon drew condemnation even from allies. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy responded decisively:

“International law could not be more clear — the deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime.”

In response, the UK suspended free trade talks with Israel. The EU is reportedly considering sanctions. Israel is no longer above scrutiny—but whether it will listen is another matter entirely.

Despite this growing global outrage, Netanyahu’s government has vowed to maintain control of Gaza. The occupation is not temporary. The assault is not tactical. It is existential—and it is being normalized.

That normalization would be impossible without the complicity of allies who preach human rights while turning a blind eye to genocide.

So where does this lead?

It leads to international pariah status. It leads to fractured alliances and lost legitimacy. But worse, it leads to a generational curse—a legacy of moral failure that no amount of security guarantees can erase.

As Scheindlin, Levy, and Ayalon all suggest in their own ways, this crisis is not only about war—it is about what kind of society Israel is becoming, and how long its allies will continue enabling that transformation.

In the words of Gideon Levy, this moment is not just about politics—it is about whether Israelis will one day say: “We didn’t know.”

But they do know. The world knows. And history will remember who stayed silent.


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