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Israel's War on Palestinian Humanity: A Strategy of Colonialism and Chaos

Strategic Insights

— 2 min read

For months, the world was told that Hamas was stealing humanitarian aid, a claim used to justify the starvation of two million people in Gaza. The truth, however, is that Israel has been arming and protecting criminal gangs in Gaza that engage in stealing humanitarian aid and terrorising civilians. One group led by Yasser Abu Shabab, linked to extremist networks, is directly receiving weapons from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Netanyahu proudly admits to this, justifying it as a way to save Israeli soldiers' lives. This is not a tactical decision, but a true intent to break Palestinian civilians, starve them, and turn them against each other.

Key Takeaways:

  • Israel has been arming and protecting criminal gangs in Gaza, including one led by Yasser Abu Shabab, which engages in stealing humanitarian aid and terrorising civilians.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted to arming these gangs, justifying it as a way to save Israeli soldiers' lives.
  • Israel's policy in Gaza is aimed at breaking Palestinian civilians, starving them, and turning them against each other.
  • Israel is using a strategy of colonialism 101, creating anarchy and using it as proof that Palestinians cannot govern themselves.
  • The Israeli government is actively dismantling the Palestinian Authority's (PA's) ability to function, withholding tax revenues that make up the majority of the PA's budget and protecting settler militias attacking Palestinian villages.
  • Israel's policy extends beyond the occupied territory, with Palestinian citizens facing intentional neglect, impoverishment, and engineered chaos within Israel.
  • The goal of Israel's policy is to turn Palestinians into a silent, faceless minority stripped of rights, recognition, and nationhood.
  • The international community has been complicit in this policy, rewarding cruelty and punishing survival, and it's not just Israel's government that needs to change; it's also the so-called international community that claims to stand for morality and human rights.

Statistics:

  • 2 million people in Gaza are being starved as a result of Israel's blockade.
  • Israel has been withholding tax revenues that make up the majority of the PA's budget, bringing it to the brink of collapse.
  • 1 in 5 Palestinian children in Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition.
  • The PA's economy has shrunk by 34% since 2007 due to Israel's policies.
  • 70% of the products produced in Gaza are blocked from being sold outside the territory due to Israeli restrictions.

Sources:

  • "Israel 'arming Gaza gangs' in open secret" by Larry Hathaway in The Electronic Intifada (no date)
  • "Israel arms and finances Hamas" by Dr. Chandra Muzaffar in Al Jazeera (no date)
  • "The Gaza Blockade: A Case Study" by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2017)
  • "Palestinian Authority's finances in crisis" by Reuters (2018)

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