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Hossein Askari
6 min readNov 11, 2024

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America— Making a Mockery of the International Rule of Law

There Will Be A Price To Pay!

The United States boasts about its pivotal role in establishing the post-WWII international system and its guardrails, both of which have supported unprecedented social and material progress while avoiding a world war. Yet decades of blind support for Israel is in the process of destroying all vestiges of what America holds so dear, a tragedy that will haunt America and Americans for years to come.

Israel’s disdain for the international legal system has exposed America’s duplicity as never before, making a mockery of any and all claims to such an ideal. Israel’s unchallenged crimes over the years, its arrogance and ongoing indifference to global criticism and America’s embrace of all Israeli transgressions are coming home to roost.

Ever since the tragic attack of October 7, where about 1,200 Israelis, including dual citizens and women and children were killed and 250 hostages taken, Israel has embarked on a bloody carnage. The indiscriminate bombing of Gaza and the willful destruction of parts of the West Bank have been an unimaginable horror show for much of the world to see, with Israel’s media largely shielding its citizenry from the human catastrophe that they have entirely supported.

The condemnations of Israel have been widespread — from demonstrations across the world…

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Hossein Askari
Hossein Askari

Written by Hossein Askari

MIT engineer-economist. Prof: Tufts, UT-Austin, GW. IMF Board. Gov Mediator: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. Focus on Econ-Fin, Oil, Sanctions, Mid-East, Islam

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