Washington D.C. / Israel - The Paranoid Self Spies on Its Ally, Proving That the Illusion of the Tribe Breeds Only Mistrust

Event Baseline: The Pentagon raised the threat level on Israeli espionage activity to 'critical' amid the ongoing war with Iran and ceasefire negotiations. The concern centers on increased spying by an ally.

The alliance is a fiction. Two tribes march under the banner of shared values, but the primitive instinct to survive consumes all bonds. The 'ally' is just the 'other' not yet recognized as enemy. When the situation becomes dire, the mask slips. The one tribe spies on the other, because in the core of the fragmented psyche, no one can be trusted. The self is isolated; it projects that isolation onto the world. It believes that all others are potential threats. So even in its 'special relationship,' it installs mirrors and recording devices. This is the inevitable outcome of a consciousness that is identified with a nation-state. It cannot see that its security is an illusion, that its frantic grasping for control only tightens the noose. The collapse of trust is the collapse of the false unity. This is not a diplomatic incident; it is a symptom of the disease. The disease is the belief that one can be safe while the world burns.