The war machine generates power and wealth by wreaking devastation onto far away lands, then uses that power and wealth to create more war. Netanyahu is and has always been powerless without the international community enabling him. Israel and its colonial project are wholly western inventions. The western nations backing Israel wouldn't suddenly shut it down now that it is executing its intended purpose while also absorbing most if not all the generated backlash. Not without major resistance.

[–] FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

But even those countries who aren't likely profiting from it have been rather muted in their reactions. It's rather disappointing. Only their nearby middle eastern neighbors have really had anything significant in terms of response up until recently.

[–] causepix@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

The people who stand to lose the most in a situation will always act with the highest clarity and urgency. It's true in general that we must save ourselves and can't expect the ruling classes of other nations to step in to stop even the highest crime against humanity.

At the end of the day, the global ruling class is self-interested and only acts against that when there comes to be very few alternatives. That said, the discontent around the world is growing and it's only a matter of time until it reaches a tipping point.

As for the non-west, nobody wants to start a war or draw the ire of the west without having much capacity to change what is happening. That's my speculative opinion, at least. At this point I'd ask someone more knowledgeable on global politics to chime in.