https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/dcd24029-c38b-4aef-b9bb-9c6684763c1d Go to https://ground.news/badempanada to stay fully informed on what’s happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 30% off unlimited access before Nov 17, 2023. In this video I explain why Western countries uncritically back Israel despite its atrocities, its oppression of the Palestinians, and its occupation of Palestine, drawing on the ongoing Gaza genocide as an illustrative example. Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/BadEmpanada Follow my Instagram: https://instagram.com/BadEmpanada Become a member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BadEmpanada/join One-time donations: https://ko-fi.com/BadEmpanada Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY9R3_6sxfUViabj93Vnhw Sources (in order of first appearance): [1] https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/11/01/Ministry-At-least-8-796-including-3-648-children-killed-in-Israeli-strikes-on-Gaza [2] https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-23-enarhe#:~:text=As%20of%2029%20October%2C%20more,three%20times%20their%20intended%20capacity. [3] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/15/the-nakba-five-palestinian-towns-massacred-75-years-ago [4] https://press.un.org/en/2016/sc12657.doc.htm [5] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-20/ty-article/.premium/biden-to-ask-congress-for-unprecedented-14b-in-military-aid-for-israel/0000018b-4a84-d199-a7eb-dfde51e20000 [6] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231023_12/ [7] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/26/palestine-protest-ban-france-germany/ [8] https://nowthisnews.com/news/more-palestinian-children-were-killed-in-1-week-than-ukrainian-children-were-killed-in-1-year [9] https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4006281-post-9-11-wars-death-toll-estimated-at-4-5m/ [10] https://apnews.com/article/opec-oil-prices-saudi-arabia-russia-8d70999cb8258aebc3edbfdfcae278b7 [11] https://theintercept.com/2021/09/11/september-11-saudi-arabia/ [12] https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210227-us-will-not-sanction-saudi-prince-despite-implicating-him-in-murder-of-khashoggi [13] https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-saudi-arabia-agree-to-broad-terms-for-israel-normalization-ac6d549c [14] https://www.c-span.org/video/?311284-2/vice-president-biden-us-israel-policy [15] https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4962369/user-clip-joe-biden-israel-usa-invent-israel-protect-interest-region [16] https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/quot-the-jewish-state-quot-theodor-herzl [17] https://jewishcurrents.org/aipac-isnt-the-whole-story [18] https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/middle-east-plays-vital-role-in-global-oil-production [19] https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/opposition-mounts-arab-countries-normalized-relations-israel-104554914 [20] https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ten-years-after-coup-the-u.s.-still-supports-tyranny-in-egypt [21] https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/06/in-secret-program-israel-armed-and-funded-rebel-groups-in-southern-syria/ [22] Israel in a Turbulent Region: Security and Foreign Policy, Tore T. Petersen. [23] The Palestine Laboratory, Antony Loewenstein. [24] https://nacla.org/news/2013/4/23/israel%E2%80%99s-proxy-war-guatemala [25] https://imeu.org/article/an-overview-apartheid-south-africa-israel [26] Israel, the Contras and the North Trial, Johnathan Marshall. [27] https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/high-profile-assassinations-of-iranian-figures-blamed-on-israel/2596696 00:00 Intro 6:08 1: Is Israel manipulating its backers? 10:37 2: The real reason the West backs Israel 15:22 2.5: The Israel lobby 16:28 3: How they benefit from backing Israel 23:13 4: What this means YOU can do Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:51:07 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/dcd24029-c38b-4aef-b9bb-9c6684763c1d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.