How the USA and Israel compare on the spectrum of fascism

Dr. Mark Diesendorf analyzes the USA and Israel against historian Rutger Bregman's ten characteristics of fascism, originally based on Nazi Germany. The article, which explicitly states that "criticism of Israel similar to that levelled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic," finds that the United States under President Trump satisfied all ten characteristics.

• Israel satisfies six characteristics of fascism: evoking a mythic past, inventing victimhood to justify revenge, treating a group as superior and above international law, initiating wars and rejecting international law, operating a huge propaganda campaign, and using state-sanctioned violence against civilians and infrastructure.
• Israel partially satisfies two characteristics: its government is attacking democratic institutions by making the judiciary subservient to the executive, and it has close relations with private companies for weapons, cybersecurity, and surveillance.
• Unlike the USA, Israel lacks a "Great Leader" and has not yet fully "purified" its institutions by dismantling government agencies.

The author suggests that it may not be too late for Israelis opposing their government's policies to prevent a further slide into fascism.