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Got it? The so-called international order basically is a system of rules that the United States sets and arbitrarily decides whether or not a foreign country is complying or disobeying. The bottom line? These "rules" are designed to promote U.S. interests at the expense of others.Since 1945, the United States has pursued its global interests by building and maintaining various alliances, economic institutions, security organizations, political and liberal norms, and other tools โ often collectively referred to as the international order. . . .
Building an international order has been a formal program of U.S. foreign policy since at least the 1940s and an aspirational goal since the nation's founding. According to its post-World War II architects, the international order protects U.S. values by maintaining an environment in which the ideals of a free and democratic society โ like that of the United States โ can flourish. The United States has used both power and idealistic notions of shared interests to underwrite the rules-based order. In this sense, it employed both hard and soft power to construct the order.
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"I hear their voices, and I am worried. The growing rift in our society is penetrating the IDF and security agencies. This poses a clear, immediate, and tangible threat to the security of the state. I will not lend my hand to this."Under the plan championed by Netanyahu, the Knesset, Israel's parliament, would gain the ability to overrule Supreme Court rulings. Netanyahu argued the reforms were necessary to streamline the legislative process and stave off judicial overreach. The proposal has sparked widespread protests across Israel and has even seeped into the Israel Defense Forces.
In his first response since his dismissal, Gallant wrote that the "security of the State of Israel has always been and will always be my life's mission."
Netanyahu simply responded, "everyone must stand up to insubordination."
Netanyahu proved on Sunday that Israel's security is not his chief priority, former IDF chief of staff MK Gadi Eisenkot remarked:"Gallant's dismissal is a disgrace to Netanyahu's legacy and a dangerous bet on all of our lives."Former defense minister MK Benny Gantz wrote in reaction to Gallant's dismissal:"We face a clear and immediate danger to Israel's security. This evening, Netanyahu put politics and himself above security."Opposition head Yair Lapid said of Gallant's firing:"Just because he warned of a threat to Israel's security, is a new low for this anti-Zionist government. Netanyahu can fire Gallant, but he can't fire reality and he can't fire the Israelis who are standing up against this coalition's insanity. The prime minister is a danger to Israel's security."Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reacted to the dismissal, saying:"The State of Israel is in the greatest danger since the Yom Kippur War. I call on the Prime Minister to withdraw Gallant's dismissal letter, suspend the reform and begin a pause in negotiations until after Independence Day. It doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong. I call on all the demonstrators and all the citizens of Israel - do everything without violence, without bloodshed. We are brothers."The Otzma Yehudit party on the other hand stated their support of Gallant's dismissal:"We are supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin not to stop the legislation. The right has no mandate to give up the legal reform and surrender to violence. The majority of the people supported us to govern."The Movement for Quality of Government said it takes the dismissal of Gallant "extremely seriously," adding that Netanyahu is not "ethically or morally" qualified to fulfill his role as prime minister:"The movement will consider legal action to stop this scandalous dismissal."
Comment: In further statements from Moscow about US nuclear arms policy, RT brings us this: