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The US hegemon needs Israel to control Egypt, Jordan, Qatar etc. Israel is the lever for controlling everyone else in the region.
Israel is weaker than, poorer than, and less populous than the US. It is totally reliant on US support to even exist. To claim Israel is controlling the US is putting the cart before the horse.
I'm not claiming Israel is a puppet state of the US, per se, merely that Israel and the US are essentially part of the same imperial project. They're like brothers, only closer. If Israel falls, the empire falls. It has power because of this relationship, but it isn't in control!
Well no not at all. America installed Sisi in Egypt and is giving him $1Billion a year to oppress his population. As is Jordan.
Saudi is similar they are not pressured by israel but by the US. selling them weapons. As is UAE
America doesn't control israel that's pretty obvious with the Genocide, which could be stopped with a single phone call if they wanted. AIPAC is very open about it these days.
There's an old Biden speech of "if there wasn't an israel we'd make an israel" This was a great defense at the time claiming America needed israel to control the Middle East. But right now everyone can see that there's absolutely no logical way that the Genocide which israel is committing is in any way beneficial to America. It endangers all of the puppet regimes in the region of being overthrown by their populations revolting.
And how does Sisi stay in power? Egypt and Israel have tight security cooperation, tight trade relations, and Egypt is especially reliant on Israel to export billions of dollars of natural gas. That's why Egypt continues to cooperate with Israel despite over 80% of Egyptians opposing it. Without Israel, the Muslim Brotherhood would be in power.
Yes, the US also sweetens the deal to keep Sisi in power through direct military aid, but Israel is a key component of that relationship.
Israel similarly has a multi billion dollar gas deal with Jordan and UAE, as well as a massive water desalination deal and a hydroelectric deal. Israel is a critical component of the imperial project in the middle East.
Saudi, I would say, nearly on equal footing with Israel in terms of value to the empire. I don't think it could replace Israel if Israel falls, though.
As for AIPAC, they're just a single lobbying group. Important for controlling opposition to Israel, yes, but not a puppet master that controls the entire US. It's the other way around. The empire uses AIPAC to discipline its politicians.