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Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:34 pm - Jerusalem Time

Israeli savagery backgrounds

Written by: Nihad Abu Ghosh


The American "Washington Post" report added a set of irrefutable evidence that condemns Israel for the assassination of the martyred journalist, Sherine Abu Aqleh. It is in addition to previous impartial reports, most notably the reports of the two institutions (CNN) and the Associated Press, all of which are in addition to local testimonies and video images. And the reports of sound and weapons experts confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, Israel's absolute responsibility for the assassination of the martyr, by a premeditated and premeditated decision. So why does the occupying state deafen its ears to international condemnations and does not even express regret for what happened, and its government praises the performance of the security services even in its suppression of Shirin’s funeral, and continues the policies of expansion, settlement and Judaization of Jerusalem, which are associated with the most heinous crimes of murder and daily executions without taking account of anyone: No to the institution Legal or human rights, nor to any international body, nor to the impact of these crimes on Israel's status, reputation and international relations?

These condemnations coincide with the continued issuance of reports by objective and solid human rights institutions, such as the report of the fact-finding committee set up by the United Nations Human Rights Council, which, along with previous reports by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Israeli "B'Tselem" organization, accused Israel of practicing crimes of racial discrimination ( apartheid) and that it is doing everything in its power to perpetuate the occupation.

It is clear that international condemnations mean nothing to Israel as long as they remain within the limits of words sent in the air, or mere ink on paper, and do not turn into practical measures, and where Israel enjoys full cover and permanent protection by the US administration, which has not only refrained from blaming Israel. Rather, here is President Joe Biden dedicating his upcoming visit to the Middle East for the main purpose of ensuring Israel's security and its decisive superiority over all countries in the region, and considering it the focal point of a new regional alliance that America seeks to build in the face of Iran. This "Middle Eastern NATO" consists of ten Arab countries along with Israel.

So, there is a set of local, regional and international circumstances that encourage Israel to continue the policies of bloody brutality against the Palestinians. The most prominent of these factors is the international complicity that amounts to Israel’s participation in its crimes through the American position that is absolutely biased towards Israel, and the European position that is strict in blackmailing the victim (the Palestinians). ) and pressuring them to change their positions, while the most that Europe offers is verbal stances and scarce and conditional economic aid, while Israel enjoys an Israeli-European partnership agreement that gives it the status of a member state in the European Union without entailing any obligations.

At the regional level, the Arab system is living in a state of disintegration, preoccupation with itself, and destructive internal wars on the one hand, or involvement in regional axes and alliances on the other, and the countries of normalization continue their infiltration into Israel without reservation, so they moved from the stage of establishing normal diplomatic relations to the stage of alliance in confrontation. enemy" was invented to justify these relations. Indeed, these countries gave Israel the badge of leadership for this new regional order that is being built on the ruins of the already crumbling Arab order. It is true that the American-Israeli ambition to build this alliance is exaggerated in its optimism in light of the opposition of some Arab countries that are candidates for joining (Iraq and Kuwait, for example) and the broad popular opposition in most of these countries, in addition to the reservation of Saudi Arabia, the owner of the Arab Peace Initiative, and the protector of the Two Holy Mosques. America is pushing him, and he finds a response from some Arab countries that tempts Israel to persist in its aggression without any reservation or calculation.

The Palestinian division remains one of the most important factors that encourage Israel to persist in its aggression. Despite all the apparent differences and partisan tensions in the Israeli arena, all Israeli institutions and agencies remain unified in implementing its expansionist settlement project, including the government, the opposition, the army, the security services, the judiciary and the legislative authority. Even civil society institutions and the media are all unified in facing the Palestinians who are divided geographically and politically and at the level of institutions and programs of the factions, each of which has its own strategy. Specifically, this imbalance is the central weakness of the Palestinian position, as it is not possible to build a unified Arab or Islamic position, and it is not possible to mobilize the forces of international solidarity and advocacy without unifying the Palestinian position and having a unified strategy that combines possible forms of resistance and mass struggle on the one hand, and the tools of political, diplomatic and legal action on the one hand. other.

The continuous Israeli crimes cannot be explained by practical, emergency justifications, such as those claimed by the Israeli departments, such as thwarting an operation here or there, or arresting wanted persons. An examination of the daily killing toll shows that children, women, and civilians who are safe in their homes and in their vehicles, and some passers-by who were lucky enough to be on the road were targeted. The Israeli killing units, therefore, this escalation is part of a political plan that adopts a comprehensive and open war with all tools, and it consists of interconnected circles that include Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank and the blockade of the Gaza Strip, in which the tools of pressure and economic blackmail are integrated, with weapons of killing and destruction, with bulldozers and bulldozers demolishing Palestinian homes and building The settlements, the confiscation of lands, the deprivation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and the punishment of any manifestation of embracing the resistance. The summary of this solution is to force surrender on the Palestinians, push them to give up their national rights, and make them understand that the cost of rejecting the occupation's plans is very high. As for the repressive measures implemented by the Bennett-Lapid government, such as outbidding the right-wing forces in the opposition, it is only a partial detail of a comprehensive central plan adopted by the majority of the Israeli political forces and the institutions of the occupying state.


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