Very similar piece could be written about the history of Israeli “self-defense” - use whatever provocation necessary to get a violent response from a neighboring Arab state or Palestinians in the occupied territories, and use that response to justify a much larger military operation. Over the years, this has led to not only to expansion of land under Israeli control, but also to further enriching the US MIC through the continuing purchase of billions of dollars worth of arms to “protect” Israel from the potential attacks of those it continues to oppress and provoke.