Imperial expansionism or a holy war?

Is the US-Israeli aggression against Iran explained by Netanyahu’s influence over Trump? According to this view, the Epstein documents strengthened Netanyahu’s hand, forcing Trump to join this war against his will. It is only natural for those who hold this opinion to believe that the US has been captured from within and is governed by Jews. These types of ideas were also frequently raised during Israel's expansionist aggression toward Gaza. In fact, in the period following World War II, a propaganda effort was conducted regarding Israel that placed Jews and Judaism at the center. They were very successful in this; a body of literature emerged within the framework of protecting the Jewish homeland and Jewish life. In the second approach, however, the Anglo-Saxons come to the fore.

According to the Anglo-Saxon-centered approach, it was Britain and the US who settled Jews in the historical lands of Palestine and established Israel. Accordingly, thinking of Israel solely as a Jewish state is incomplete and incorrect because the resulting structure is a legacy of 19th-century colonialism. Britain and the US constructed Israel as a foothold for their imperialist ambitions. In other words, Israel is actually a small-scale colony—essentially a province—of Britain and the US. Therefore, Israel's expansionist aggression must be handled within the context of colonialism and imperialism. This applies both to the genocidal crimes against Palestinians and the attacks directed at Iran. In this framework, explaining the attacks by the US and Trump against Iran through the influence of Netanyahu and Israel is extremely misleading. Perhaps there are reasons that might justify such an approach at the state level. They may not want to come into direct confrontation with the US.

From the very first day expansionist attacks on Gaza began, the British and Americans generally assumed responsibility for this war. While one of the greatest genocides in world history took place in Gaza, "whites" in countries like Germany and France did not display a mass opposition. This is a very important detail.

Those who wish to understand the British and US attacks against Iran can look at Raif Karadağ’s book, The Oil Storm. Daniel Yergin’s work, The Prize, is also quite significant. In fact, the competition between British and US companies is handled in detail in Yergin’s book. After the discovery of Iranian oil, global companies turned toward Iran with incredible appetite. The Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean were equally important to them. These regions were also vital for us. We tried to respond to one with the Hejaz Railway and the other with the Baghdad Railway. Our goal was to reach Basra. However, the British opposed this to the death and stopped the railway in Baghdad. We could go no further. The goal at that time was to create an uninterrupted line between Basra and Berlin. Sea and land came face to face. We wanted to do a hundred years ago what China is trying to do today. The continuity between the two is astonishing.

The resistance of the Palestinians in Gaza was extraordinary. This resistance still continues. Britain and the US were entirely involved in the attacks on Gaza. In fact, they directed these attacks. They intended to subject the Palestinians to ethnic cleansing very quickly. They did not calculate that the resistance would last this long, and they became fully embroiled in Israel's genocidal crimes. They wanted to reach a conclusion in Iran in a similar way. They repeated the same mistake there. In just one school, they deliberately killed nearly 170 young girls. These crimes belong to both Britain and the US. How will they explain this to future generations?

Now, only the "war of religion" remains. They think that if they create a perception that a religious war is being fought, they can emerge by washing the dirt from their hands. This is the most important reason why the US Secretary of War calls it a war against Islam. Essentially, they are sending a message to their domestic audience. Unfortunately, the religious war propaganda also has an aspect directed at us. It is very clear that they want to start a Shia-Sunni war among us as well. If they succeed in this, they will have no trouble placing religion at the center of events and will say that mutual misfortunes occurred in a religious war. If the religious war propaganda prevails, the anger directed at the US and Israel throughout the world will fade away.

The overwhelming majority of Jews put their faith in the power of Britain and the US. The history of the Jews must be evaluated in a different context. The desire seen in them during the 19th century to assimilate into Western European culture is extremely important. They believed in them, and the monster within them emerged. This is also the reason they were caught up in imperial dreams.