Inhumanity in Israel's dictionary

Humanity, which means the value of life, dignity, freedom, and improving living conditions for religious, moral, and social reasons, it seems that Israel has not understood its reality, importance, and impact on humanity. At a time when all people, without exception, deserve respect, dignity, and equality, Israel still insists on dealing with a principle that is completely opposite to it, through tribalism and racism, and continues to violate the basic rights to life and human rights guaranteed by all heavenly laws and religions. Although humanity drives people to save lives, Israel drives destruction, killing lives, increasing the amount of suffering, and diminishing human dignity.

There is a historical quote by the German philosopher, physician, religious scholar and musician Albert Schweitzer, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his philosophy of sanctifying life and for founding and managing a hospital in Gabon, West Central Africa, which says the following:

“Humanity consists in not sacrificing a human being for an end.”

This statement applies perfectly to the reality we are living today. Yesterday, the Al-Qassam Brigades published a new video message from an Israeli detainee, the soldier Liri Elbag, speaking from inside the detention center on the first day of the new year. She says that she is only 19 years old, and that she has her whole life ahead of her. She points the finger of blame at the Israeli government and the army, which does not put the detainees at the top of its priorities, to the point that the world has begun to forget the suffering of the detainees and their presence in dark tunnels. She says that she has a colleague who was seriously injured as a result of the army’s operations and random shelling, and that her survival is linked to the withdrawal of the Israeli army. She asks the Israeli government, and says: I really want to ask you, do you want to kill us? I have realized that our lives are not important to you. I have understood that we are a toy in your hands and that you are toying with our fates and that you will not be able to get us out of here with military operations. End of the message.

Since the beginning of the war, the Israeli street has been well aware that Netanyahu is not interested in a prisoner exchange deal and the release of a handful of detainees, and he is actually sacrificing their lives in order to achieve his party and personal goals and continue the war. Despite his haste, along with the Israeli president, the minister of defense, and the chief of staff, to contact the family of the female soldier who appeared in the video, and to claim that they care about the issue of the hostages and are seeking their release, when compared to reality on the ground, this matter seems completely different from the facts. Israel does not recognize its criminal dictionary based on occupation and the killing of human souls, in any sense of humanity, and instead wears the garb of hatred, malice, and killing.

While the resistance occasionally allows the publication of videos of a number of Israeli detainees, Israel continues its horrific crimes against those it detains, detaining them in completely inhumane conditions, taking them from hospitals, health centers, tents and refugee camps, forcing them to undress in the cold and in harsh and difficult conditions, as revealed by television stations last night, and interrogating them with extreme cruelty, which has led and is leading to the martyrdom of dozens of Palestinian prisoners, without taking into account any humanitarian circumstances, and preventing them from their most basic rights, such as medicine, water and food, and preventing lawyers from meeting them or learning about their conditions.

The issue of Palestinian prisoners who suffer from pain and suffering due to the very harsh conditions imposed on them by the prison administration is one of the important issues in this fierce war. They have the right to their freedom and dignity to complete the rest of their lives outside the prisons, interrogation cells and detention centers, with their families and relatives. Hence, it is necessary to work and put strong pressure on Israel by all the peoples of the world and human rights and humanitarian organizations to stop the suffering and human tragedy of the prisoners. Israel must realize well that it can obtain all its detainees on the condition that it stops the war of extermination and withdraws from the Gaza Strip. Has the message of the soldier Elbaj been received and made an impact? Or will the official Israeli position remain as it is, devoid of any human feelings?