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Support Blast, a new independent media: https://www.blast-info.fr/soutenir For decades, the State of Israel has violated international law with its policies of occupation and colonization in Palestine. Very often, these actions are carried out in the name of the defense and preservation of the country, presented as “the only democracy in the Middle East”. This civilizational discourse is not new. Since its creation in 1948, the Hebrew State has been globally supported by the major Western powers, both militarily and politically. Its leaders, from the founders to their contemporaries, from the left to the right, rely on the notions of democracy and civilization - the same ones mobilized by the West in its colonial enterprises over the last centuries - to justify their policies and maintain a certain Western hegemony. For more than a year, Israel has been massively bombing the Gaza Strip, waging war in Lebanon, striking Yemen and Syria - all this with weapons supplied largely by the United States and several European countries. These Western powers could stop the war in a few days, but they seem incapable of refusing their support to an increasingly radicalized and aggressive Israeli government. They are content with vain recommendations and calls for moderation... What is the basis of this impunity? What are the historical driving forces behind this support? How do governments seize the notion of democracy to maintain their alliances at the international level? In this long format, Blast invites you to return to the roots of these political and historical myths to better understand the stakes of the ongoing war. Journalists: Clara Menais, Marin Ben Images: Marin Ben, Mohamed El Saife Editing: Émilie Fortun Sound: Baptiste Veilhan Graphics: Morgane Sabouret Program Director: Mathias Enthoven Editor-in-Chief: Soumaya Benaïssa Editorial Director: Denis Robert Website: https://www.blast-info.fr/ Facebook: / blastofficiel Twitter: / blast_france Instagram: / blastofficiel Mastodon: https://mamot.fr/web/@blast_info Peertube: https://video.blast-info.fr/ Twitch: / blastinfo #Israel #Democracy #colonization