American linguist and professor Noam Chomsky said that part of the tragedy of the Palestinians is that they have essentially no international support.
In a video that went viral on social media, Chomsky noted that Palestinians do not have wealth or power. So, they do not have rights.
“It is the way the world works, your rights correspond to your powers. Same inside the United States, if you are a poor black kid in Roxbury, you do not have the rights of a rich person.. same in the international arena,” he added.
Moreover, he noted that Palestinians may get statements of support, but no body is going to do much for them, especially when the US threatens anyone who might try to do something.
“What is called the national interest turns out to be the interest of dominant domestic forces in US society,” he said.
Therefore, the national interest means the interests of the very rich, major corporations, the ones who set government policy, according to Chomsky. “That is the national interest and not the population. Population is basically irrelevant,” he added.
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