Israeli government continues persecution of Palestinians with ground assault in Gaza
Israel rains destruction on Gaza: at the time of writing, Palestinian casualties include 103 deaths, of which 27 were children and 11 women, while 580 have been wounded as a result of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza strip. Seven Israelis have also died as a result of the violence initiated by their own government.
Sky News nailed the current behaviour of Israel towards the people of Palestine in this clip:
Sky news has just destroyed former Israeli Defence Minister before he got the chance to speak 😂😂#FreePalestine #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/LaxeMAwasA
— 🔻 (@ghurabaa42) May 12, 2021
And the commentary could have gone further.
This escalating persecution began when Israeli forces started invading the homes of people in the Sheikh Jarrah area of Jerusalem, intending to force people out of homes they have had for many hundreds of years.
It intensified with the invasion of the Al Aqsa Mosque – Islam’s third most holy site – by troops who shot worshippers with rubber bullets and let off stun grenades.
These atrocities provoked Palestinians to take to the streets in (admittedly) violent protests. What were they supposed to do? Lie down and wait for the Israelis to evict them or shoot them?
And now the Israeli government is playing its usual game – playing the victim in order to justify further atrocities. It has invaded Gaza again.
Here’s a quick reminder of what happened the last time an Israeli government sent ground forces into Gaza:
The last time Israel conducted 'ground operations in Gaza: 2014
2,200 Palestinians dead, 490 of them children.
11,000 Palestinian wounded, 3,000 of them children.
500,000 residents displaced, 20,000 homes destroyed.
Source: UN
This must not happen again. https://t.co/dYd4iAixVH— The Prole Star (@TheProleStar) May 13, 2021
There were also Israeli casualties but they were minimal in comparison: 67 soldiers and six civilians killed; 469 soldiers and 87 civilians wounded.
Now Israel is back in Gaza again.
BREAKING NEWS: @Israel has launched an invasion into #Gaza with a ground operation underway following days of airstrikes. The casualties on both sides could quickly escalate, this is the worst outcome for the civilian population of #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/LRxSm1RxE8
— Bywire News (@bywirenews) May 13, 2021
Expect many, many Palestinian deaths, caused by Israeli “victims”. Who do you think are the real victims?
The perversion of language by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an abomination. Look at this:
Israel’s political leaders said on Thursday that violent street clashes between Jews and Arabs inside the country pose a bigger threat.
Netanyahu visited the town of Lod, where there has been rioting, burning of cars, destruction of property and violent attacks on individuals.
“We have no bigger threat now than these pogroms, and we have no choice but to restore law and order via determined use of force,” he said.
He was accusing Palestinians of launching pogroms – organised massacres – against Jews. This is gaslighting on an epic scale. It should be clear to anybody that he is the aggressor.
He went further:
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, tweeted: “The last word was not said and this operation will continue as long as necessary.”
“The last word” seems unpleasantly close to “the final solution”. Doesn’t it?
Source: Israel ground troops begin attack on Gaza Strip, military says | Gaza | The Guardian
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This is awful. But I think there is much less support for Israel this time. The HRW confirming that Israel had committed Crimes Against Humanity by having an Apartheid regime against the Palestinians has I think allowed people to vocalise criticism they may not have dared before.
Most who criticise Israel in the news are genuinely criticising the actions of a rogue state, I don’t see people associating their actions with Judaism and nor should it be. There are growing numbers of Jewish people outside and inside Israel who do not support this. In trying to conflate Judaism with this behaviour the Israeli state itself falls victim to making the same kind of anti-Semitic remarks that it accuses its critics of.
There are many reasons why this has happened. For many perpetrating these crimes it’s about old hatred, generational. However I believe that for Netanyahu it is something else entirely. It serves several purposes for him. Firstly it could, and probably will, boost his popularity. This could lead to improving his chances of remaining PM and help him avoid his Corruption Charges further – and distract his own public. It would also serve to help derail the JCPOA. The Americans are not yet on board and it doesn’t have THAT much support at home for the US. If the US or even any other countries surrounding Israel are involved in this conflict – even openly supplying weapons or funding it will be used as an excuse to derail talks. Ideally, of course, I think Netanyahu would ultimately like to see American ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran. But given their recent adventures I see this as unlikely unless something VERY serious happens. For Netanyahu this is a game to be played for money, power, personal enrichment and expansion. It’s not defence and it’s not that he actually believes in what he’s doing. Somehow I find that to be even worse, he’s willing (again) to sacrifice thousands of Palestinian lives and maybe even a hundred Israeli lives to the altar of his own greed.
These are the actions of a rogue nation and the world has sat by and allowed this for decades. The UN should act and send in peacekeepers to protect the Palestinians and to remove the Israelis from the Occupied Territories. This won’t solve itself and we are watching a slow holocaust of the Palestinians..