Both the United States and Israel were shaped by political systems built alongside racial hierarchy and contested citizenship.

Each proclaimed democratic ideals while simultaneously managing populations excluded from the full promise of those ideals.

They are both profoundly unfree and racially riven societies..

That shared history matters.

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#iran #history #histodons #israel #blackmastodon

Image: Benjamin Netanyahu hugs Joe Biden at Ben Guirion Airport on October 18, 2023. AFP.

Both the United States and Israel were shaped by political systems built alongside racial hierarchy and contested citizenship.

Each proclaimed democratic ideals while simultaneously managing populations excluded from the full promise of those ideals.

They are both profoundly unfree and racially riven societies..

That shared history matters.

1/14

#iran #history #histodons #israel #blackmastodon

Image: Benjamin Netanyahu hugs Joe Biden at Ben Guirion Airport on October 18, 2023. AFP.