Israel as an Extension of American Empire — A Jewish Magazine, an Interfaith Movement This is a background piece that goes beyond the Israel-Palestine conflict to place Israel within a glocal context -- as an agent of American Empire. Although Israel began as a progressive state, the need to mobilize support for its Occupation, coupled with a self-serving “alliance” with the US, has led Israel to become a center for the global right-wing forces that seek American-Christian hegemony. This is a background piece that goes beyond the Israel-Palestine conflict to place Israel within a glocal context -- as an agent of American Empire. Although Israel began as a progressive state, the need to mobilize support for its Occupation, coupled with a self-serving “alliance” with the US, has led Israel to become a center for the global right-wing forces that seek Ameri in news > anti-warwith newsanti-warbackgroundpiecebeyondisrael-palestineconflictplace