...and I have noticed many story-lines in the first few seasons touch on themes of, or have dynamics relating to, the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Season 3 Episode 12 "The High Ground" is the most blatant analogy. First aired late 1989 or early 1990, somehow it is almost completely all about October 7th 2023.
It might be that they were talking about The Troubles and it scans to Israel/Palestine so well because