r/israelexposed • u/AggressiveMechanic47 • 11h ago
I think the only way for Palestinians to be free of Israel is if China replaces the USA as the next world hegemon
A lot of you might not agree with this but hear me out.
The USA is the biggest supporter of Israel because they need their presense in the Middle-east to keep the other countries under control, to give them intelligence and to use their territory for launching operations. There is also a very strong Israeli lobby in the USA and some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the USA are Jews and they influcence the politics. Even though most Democrats are overwhelmingly against Israel, the politicians from the Democratic party like Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris are mostly supporters of Israel because of how much influence Israelis have over that country. so, really, you shouldn't hope that things would get better once Trump is replaced by a Democrat president, Israel has been committing their crimes for decades and no one punishes them regardless of whether it's a Republican or Democrat president in charge of the USA. The USA also uses its influence to force other countries to be friendly to Israel or at least not condemn their actions too strongly, so this is why there is no international response from world governments to Israel conducting apartheir in the West Bank or its treatment and killing of Palestinians for decades.
For these reasons, I don't believe any positive change for Palestinians is going to come from the USA.
China on the other doesn't have an Israeli lobby, their wealthiest and most powerful billionaires are not Jews, so they wouldn't influence Chinese politicians to be friendly to Israel and China has condemned Israel's actions and has expressed support for Palestine on many occasions. They are also the strongest supporter of Iran which also supports Palestine's right to exist.
I don't think China is any friend to the Muslims and they have their own human rights issues at home with the Uyghurs (even though it's nowhere near as bad as what Palestinians have been subjected to), but China is pragmatic, and they know that by supporting Palestine, they gain wide-spread traction with the Muslim population around the world and they also appeal to a lot of other people who support Palestine. And by supporting Palestine, they appeal to people who strongly dislike the USA and Israel and they want to appeal to Iran who are one of their biggest allies.
I think China is already on its way to surpass the USA and if they become the most powerful country in the next few decades. They have already surpassed the USA by certain metrics like being more technologically advanced, having a higher economic growth, being the bigger trade partner for more countries around the globe, being perceived more positively by the common people, etc. The USA is also rapidly losing influence because of Trump's policies and their latest blunder with Iran significantly humiliated them on the world stage, declined their military capabilities and raised their debt to more than 40 trillion dollars though they are still pretty strong. I feel the Chinese, if they become the world hegemon, could use their influence to pressure Israel to grant recognition to a Palestinian state and leave them alone.