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"Depravity in the oppressed is no apology for the oppressor; but rather an additional stigma to him, as being, in a large degree, the effect, and not the cause and justification of oppression."
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This [Israel - Palestine] war has highlighted historic shifts that have been taking place in recent years, and are not yet fully understood. Netanyahu knows that he will be remembered as the prime minister of the October massacre, and it’s driving him crazy. State sponsored settlers, protected by the IDF. Netanyahu is the enabler, and there is no sign of his changing. Everyone in Tel Aviv try to avoid knuckledragging uber-Israeli cheerleaders who pass judgment on Israel.
The irony of conflating anti-zionism with antisemitism is that in the beginning, zionism’s most essential backers, the British government, supported zionism because they were actively antisemitic and wanted to make sure Jewish refugees from Russian pogroms didn’t come to Britain. "Depravity in the oppressed is no apology for the oppressor; but rather an additional stigma to him, as being, in a large degree, the effect, and not the cause and justification of oppression."
Almost without exception, the forces who have carried out organized atrocities over the past centuries of human warfare have done so believing they were right to do it, that their anger and their cause justified what they did. In calmer moments, we see it for what it is.
Marine veteran, SPECIAL FORCE veteran, and a lot of, in anonymity, breaks down the similarities between Israel’s retaliation against Hamas and how the U.S. responded following 9/11. It is very strange how deferential progressives/liberals are to the views and sensibilities of the youth. Youth begs ceasefire, older than 60 still agrees ‘genocide must continue.’
Seeing Palestinian journalists - like Bisan Owda, Motaz Azaiza, Ismail Jood - give up hope for survival is devastating. Israel is carpet bombing, bombed the road btwn Khan Younis & Rafah, is surrounding areas with tanks.
US news media & journalists refuse to tell the story & are complicit in this genocide. Yes, at the current rate of civilian deaths “eliminating Hamas” will require killing over 300,000 civilians in Gaza. The survivors of which will simply make up Hamas 2.0. This isn’t my opinion it’s the opinion of the former head of Shin Bet who casually said so few weeks ago.
In last 47 hours after ‘unpaused genocide’ [start 7.10am Friday - local time], 1,200 - 1,300 Gazans killed by Israel airstrike. If at least last Thursday Gazans killed by Israel already 21,000, as this note landed on your mail, Gazans killed by Israel airstrike maybe already 23k - 24k.
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While Netanyahu is deeply unpopular, the idea that the Israeli government’s response to the Hamas attack would be vastly different under another Prime Minister, even a liberal one. Because it’s a sick hyper-militarized society created by the West to be a colonial outpost. Ten years ago Netanyahu's closest confidante called and told me that the following evening, Netanyahu had given instructions to demolish the Mughrabi Ramp to Masjid [Mosque] or Masjidil Al Aqsa / the Temple Mount. It was clearly a very dangerous decision. He wanted the domestic political benefits of the provocation, but not the provocation. He didn't want to stop. He wanted to be stopped.
I know a lot of high-ranking media, such as New York Times, Guardian, Anadolu, BILD, Spiegel, Financial Times, Strait Times, Washington Post etc subscribed my substack. Plestia ‘Bosbos’ Alaqad ready to be your Stringer inside Gaza under bombing by Israel. Plestiaa2011@gmail.com
Toddler with Plestia, before war, living in Northern Gaza and they evacuated to Southern Gaza. Since Friday, Oct 13, when Israel announced to every Gazans from northern move to southern, more than 5,000 killed in southern, not counting barbaric bombing in northern Gaza. Northern Gaza is being depopulated, while even residents in the south are ordered to evacuate as the israelis implement their ethnic cleansing. Refugee literally fulfilled Israel warning, and still killed with barbaric bombing by Israel. Documentation by Plestia Alaqad
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