Things that were once revolutionary or novel for the time can only exist in that space for so long. The elements that worked can feel mundane and like a trope by our modern standards. The mistakes will also be only more highlighted over time as well.
Obviously that's just a generality. Even if those games aren't as good, it doesn't mean they aren't still good and enjoyable.
While reactionary, it is the force that was resisting the occupation. Im sure the people that prefer them to a foreign occupier is higher than you think.
Half are in favor of killing all the Gazan Palestinians and something like 80-90% are down with fully ethnically cleansing Gaza (source haaretz). I could also drag out the poll from about a year ago where the vast majority of Israelis agreed that the force used in Gaza was "just right" or "not enough".
Firstly, Israeli society writ large is incredibly fascist and generally on board with this shit.
Second, they aren't idiots, just demons, especially the US. Most western powers are basically vassals to the US empire and any individual country trying to break from our adenda will pay dearly.
Thankfully, we're doing a wonderful job isolating ourselves lately, so it's possible more worldwide resistance will flourish. It will cost a lot of people's lives and livelihoods in the death throes of empire though.
They reoccur because Isntreal wants more land to colonize and they'll do all kinds of depraved shit to get it.