@Reo_Reports funding occupation and Gaza war crimes (40,000 deaths, UN 2024) with minimal reciprocal economic or security benefits, as seen in vague 9/11 warnings (Haaretz, 2001) and October 7 intelligence failures. Over 30 UN vetoes, ICJ protections (2024 Gaza case), anti-BDS laws @Reo_Reports (38 states), and IHRA policies (EO 14188, 2025) shield Israel from accountability, costing U.S. diplomatic capital and fueling instability. Metaphorically, as Gideon Levy (2015) argues, Israel acts as a “drug-addicted friend,” with its occupation as a “societal mental illness”