It should be obvious to anyone with eyes and a brain that Israel is the #1 sponsor of state terrorism in the world. It’s crimes occur with such frequency that it is impossible to keep up with them all. This of course is the real reason the AIPAC-owned GoP is so rabid about the #Iran deal, because with Iran off the media radar, attention would be refocused on their brutal occupations of Gaza and the West Bank, where atrocities occur on a daily basis.
Israeli general likens attack on Gaza towers to 9/11 attack, as ‘symbol’
“I need symbols, I’m talking about symbols. It is no simple matter. Because if I destroyed three towers in Gaza towards the end of Operation Protective Edge, and inflicted not only pain in the economic sense but also a symbol, and like the Twin Towers in New York were a symbol, what is significant is not only the physics but the significance of the matter.”
During the final two nights of the 51-day war on Gaza last summer, Israeli warplanes dropped American-supplied bombs on the Zafer Four tower, the Italian Compound, the Basha tower, and a four-story mall in Rafah. The mass destruction left hundreds of families homeless and struck a heavy blow to Gaza’s already crippled economy. These attacks were carried out when the ceasefire was imminent. The Italian Compound and Basha tower were destroyed only a few hours before the announcement of the ceasefire agreement.
Contrary to Israeli propaganda which claimed that the towers housed Hamas “command centers,” the general’s statement confirms my reporting from Gaza: the Israeli military chose these targets so as to attack the professional class, which is considered unsympathetic to the political goals of Hamas. These attacks are part of Israel’s continued strangulation of Gaza’s economy.Unemployment is now at 55%, the highest in the world.
Hacohen’s speech to a crowd of military and weapons industry figures was entitled, “Future battlefields and functions of the future soldiers in future military tactics.” Hacohen retired last fall.
Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip remains covered in rubble. The eight-year Israeli/Egyptian siege continues unabated and has prevented the delivery of reconstruction materials that were promised in Cairo. While indirect negotiations for a long-term ceasefire drag on, it is abundantly clear that another major Israeli attack on Gaza in a matter of when, not if.
With thanks to Dena Shunra for translation.
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Z – when does an occupation cease and a nation begin? A nation is what it can hold. Israel is so far holding.
Llpoh says:
Z – when does an occupation cease and a nation begin? A nation is what it can hold. Israel is so far holding.
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Only because of the US, partly by arming it to the teeth and partly by shielding it from international law and treaties.
“Israel’s continued occupations of Golan, West Bank and Gaza are illegal and immoral.”
—-Zara
That’s the second time you’ve said that. Israel turned over the Gaza strip to Palestinian rule years ago. Great. Now, Hamas, a terrorist offshoot of the PLO, rules Gaza and turned it into an absolute shithole. These fuckers don’t care about their people. They care about killing Jews. That’s it for these filthy Hamas ragheads.
SSS says:
“Israel’s continued occupations of Golan, West Bank and Gaza are illegal and immoral.”
—-Zara
That’s the second time you’ve said that. Israel turned over the Gaza strip to Palestinian rule years ago. Great. Now, Hamas, a terrorist offshoot of the PLO, rules Gaza and turned it into an absolute shithole. These fuckers don’t care about their people. They care about killing Jews. That’s it for these filthy Hamas ragheads.
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There you go again.
1) Gaza remains occupied. They are denied an airport. Their fishermen are only allowed to go 6 miles to sea. They are under an embargo. They cannot leave Gaza. If this isn’t an occupation, what is?
2) Israel created Hamas to weaken the PLO. Put the blame where it belongs. As for “killing jews” put yourself in their place. What would you think about jews?