On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the brutal campaign in Gaza that has killed nearly 24,000 Palestinians is not only an Israeli war but also an American one.
“This is not just our war – it is also your war. This is the war of the sons of light against the sons of darkness,” Netanyahu said he told Blinken when he visited Israel last week, according to a statement released by his office. “This is a war against the axis of evil led by Iran and its three proxies: Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis.”
From the perspective of the Palestinians and many Arabs across the region, the slaughter in Gaza is an American war as well as an Israeli one due to the unconditional military support and political cover the US has provided. The US has also intervened directly on Israel’s behalf to bomb the Houthis in Yemen over their attacks on Israel-linked shipping in the Red Sea.
The Biden administration has expressed “concerns” about some of Israel’s tactics in Gaza but is not considering cutting off Israel or even leveraging military aid. Some US officials fear that Biden’s unconditional support is emboldening Netanyahu and could lead to a major war in Lebanon.
In his comments on Saturday, Netanyahu also took aim at South Africa’s genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “No one will stop us, not The Hague, not the axis of evil, and not anyone else,” he said. The comments came a day after Israel presented its defense of South Africa’s charge at the ICJ.
The ruling on whether or not Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza could take years, but South Africa is asking the ICJ to order an immediate halt of Israel’s military operations, and a decision could be made in the coming weeks. Netanyahu has vowed that no matter what, the onslaught will continue.
“We are on the path to victory and we will not stop until we achieve victory,” he said. “We will not compromise and we will not stop.” Polling in Israel shows the majority of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down after the war, giving him the incentive to continue the slaughter for as long as possible.
Palestinian Activists Pour Red Paint On Secretary Of State Blinken’s Car
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tvP1BbVX94E
Good for them!
Advice from one who learned protest tactics in the 60s (me): Ball-shaped glass Christmas-tree ornaments are easy to fill with liquid, easy to throw, and they always break.
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If anything good comes out of this mess it will be the destruction of Israel with one state emerging out of the wreckage for all parties. This crap has gone on far too long and this BS from Netanyahu should be the last straw.
I agree, one state for all.
Anti-Semitics have been rooting for Israel destruction for 75 years. Nothing new with your comment.
That’s right, Tim. Accuse someone of being “anti-Semitic” when he writes something you don’t like. People are getting tired of that word like they are of “racism”. I bet you like throwing that term around as well.
You noticed the “one state for all parties” part of the comment? One state for Jews, Christians, and Moslems? You disagree and think the current racist ethnostate is the best possible outcome?
“How Israel indoctrinates its people”
40 minute video interview with IDF Special Forces Soldier and General’s Son illuminating the schooling of little Israeli Children plus describes casual daily atrocities carried out by his unit.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CU0Uc-PKe9Y
Considering the fact that US politicians take their orders from Tel-Aviv, he’s not wrong
Sure it’s easy to point the finger at the US at this point, but goddamn who the hell would want to be forced to live alongside people whose core ethos is your extermination? Why the hell are supposed friends of the global south Russia and China still talking about imposing a 2 state solution? Would they have accepted the same thing being imposed upon them instead of World War 2? Then they turn around and do the same thing to Palestine? WTF guys.
Also this documentary movie is a very hard watch but it is 100% mandatory, not an option.
‘Tantura’ Review: A Documentary Reveals What Really Went on During Israel’s War of Independence
Alon Schwarz’s film looks at testimony by Israeli soldiers who say Israel covered up its war crimes.
Hundreds of Palestinian towns and villages were destroyed by the Israelis in 1948, and at least 750,000 Palestinians became refugees. To this day, however, to utter the words “The Nakba” is a taboo in Israeli society. Alon Schwarz’s documentary “Tantura” explores just why that is. And it does so by digging into what has been, in Israel (and, for the most part, in the mainstream American media), forbidden territory. The film is a record of what went on during the War of Independence — a much uglier and more brutal story than Israel has ever wanted to acknowledge. The film includes graphic testimony, and it comes from the most authoritative sources possible: those who fought in the war and lived it — the Palestinians, but also the Israeli soldiers themselves…Tantura” is about how the knowledge of Israel’s conduct during the war was suppressed, denied, and covered up in Israel by a counter-mythology. In the documentary, the historian Adam Raz describes how “the DNA of the Zionist story” is that the Israelis were the most moral army on earth. Ilan Pappe, professor emeritus of Haifa University, says, “I think the self-image of Israel as a moral society is something I haven’t seen anywhere else in the world. We are the ‘Chosen People.’ This is part of the Israeli self-identification. And I think it’s very hard for Israelis to admit that they commit war crimes. Because basically, the project of Zionism has a problem…You cannot create a safe haven by creating a catastrophe for other people.”
In other words, the profound accusation made in “Tantura” — that Israel committed war crimes in 1948 and covered it all up — isn’t merely a matter of calling out Israel for moral hypocrisy. It’s a case of the chickens coming home to roost. It’s about how the repressed reality of Israel’s founding is a key aspect of what has driven the Arab-Israeli crisis for seven decades. Of course, observers from all over the world might say: So what else is new? If you’ve read your Noam Chomsky, none of this comes as news. Yet the extent to which the reality has been covered up in Israel, and to a large degree in the United States, remains daunting.
https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/tantura-review-what-really-went-on-during-israels-war-of-independence-1235167565/
Many thanks for this.
Not even remotely sufficient to cover the film. You have to see the evil dripping from their eyes for yourself.
I posted it because people seemed to be misinterpreting your comment. It was an assist.
Thank you for the clarification, apologies for the misunderstanding!
No problem.
A one state solution seems to be the only real option, like South Africa.
Russia/Putin still insist Israel is a friend–not their enemy. The only explanation: They’re afraid of what Israel can do to Russia internally. Otherwise, Putin is either blind or stupid, but we know he is neither. Israel has been supporting Ukraine 100%.
There should be a one state solution, but the Israelis don’t want this because they would soon become a minority as the Palestinians are outbreeding them. This is a topic of much consternation among the Israeli ruling class.
Your one state solution shows a massive lack of understanding of the history of Israel and the Middle East. Your 75 years to0 late with your idea.
You are ignorant or you are a psychopath:
https://t.me/QudsNen/93480
Long-term, there are two plausible outcomes (no matter how much I as an anarchist would prefer a third):
1) Two states that recognize each other and negotiate borders and other matters (Israel and Palestine) or
2) One state (Palestine).
Not my war not interested in it or the area. However, it does seem engineered to keep Netanyahuin power!
No, thank you. …It is? …Wow! Interesting presentation props.
…Okay, I guess it is. I’ll send my children to die for you. You drive a hard bargain. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/possible-netanyahu-prop-spotted/
What an ugly assemblage of genetic material.
Nutso now claiming his genocide is our war too.
We made it our war when we sent him two thousand pound bombs to Israel…which they drop on Palestinians, mostly women & CHILDREN…!!!!!
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So corrupt Nutty Yahoo is now barking orders to the USA? That will definitely make him even more popular with Americans . . . NOT!!!
Perhaps you’re underestimating the gullibility of a large number (if not the majority) of Americans? This includes Evangelicals, who are a huge demographic.
Indeed? And which side is which? Which side is the genocidal ethnic cleanser occupiers of other people’s lands?
Cal, don’t you know, and didn’t you listen to Israel’s ICJ defense? the big news? … Israel is the victim!
Zionist Netanyahu seems to be full of it.
The main reason why the US is backing his genocidal policies is because it has become so easy to buy out American politicians with big money.
Netanyahu in 2001: “America is a thing you can move very easily.”
SAD IT’S OUR MONEY THEYN USED TO BUY BIDEN & the Congressional crew of Israel firsters.
Biden is byeDon…! He doesn’t want to be reelected…! Next DemonRat please…!
Lol!
Absolutely Stupid Polling since the poll question include the word AFTER…!
Who is more dangerous to the security of the US? The Palestinians and their friends? or Netanyahu?
Make the call, Mr. President. Tell Satan’s minion that he won’t be getting any more weapons from the US until he declares a ceasefire.
I kinda hope the average American isn’t exactly down with what is really happening in Gaza at the moment. Most of them just don’t know or are worried about Kim K’s ass
NOT only our war, but our GENOCIDE too…..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Netanyahu Tells Blinken: ‘This Is Also Your War’”
he’s right – the US is wholly complicit in the Israeli genocide