Renaud Girard: “This hubris, this Israeli excess, will end very badly for Israel. »

ByMuhammad

On the LCI set, the contrast was striking between the geopolitical lucidity of Renaud Girard and the astonishing lightness of Raphaël Jerusalmy’s remarks. The former member of Israeli military intelligence spoke, almost coldly, of the possibility for Israel to “kill other leaders”, referring not only to Iran but also, perhaps tomorrow, “Turkey or Qatar”. Even more serious, it assumes the idea that Israel already has “candidates” ready to take over from a weakened Iranian regime, as if the overthrow of foreign governments and the selection of transitional leaders were part of an ordinary mechanism of international relations.

Faced with this drift, the journalist from Le Figaro, Renaud Girard recalled an essential truth: the danger of hubris. Citing General de Gaulle’s letter to Ben-Gurion of December 30, 1967, he recalled that support for the existence of Israel has never meant a free hand to excess. De Gaulle already warned against the temptation of unlimited power and called on Israel to maintain “moderation” and a sense of balance in the Middle East. Renaud Girard was right to emphasize that we cannot trivialize on a television set the idea of ​​“decapitating” States or eliminating foreign leaders. This language reflects a strategic and moral headlong rush. Whether or not we like the regimes targeted is not the question: international stability cannot be based on the logic of permanent elimination and generalized preventive war.

“But it’s hubris, it’s excess, it’s the madness of the kings of Israel to want to hit all the states of the Middle East. And it’s going to end very badly. I’m telling you here, I’m telling you, this hubris, this Israeli excess is going to end very badly for Israel. I’m telling you, I’m telling you solemnly this evening on this set”seriously warns Renaud Girard, emphasizing the risk of an uncontrollable spiral in the Middle East. His warning deserves to be heeded: the hubris of powers always ends up producing catastrophes, including for those who abandon themselves to it.

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Muhammad

Muhammad is a visionary thinker and passionate writer who has been contributing to Understanding Islam for several years.