Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

[SvennoJ]

Moving the discussion here from the US Politics thread.

This war sadly looks to still keep going for months with the repercussions likely lasting for generations, while the threat of escalation to a full scale regional war comes closer day by day.

Timeline:
- 1800s Rise of anti-semitism in Europe
- 1897 Zionism created
- 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement
- 1917 Balfour declaration
- 1917 - 1937 British Mandate
- 1920 British colonialism established Mandatory Palestine as a colonial entity, opening the doors to Zionist colonization.
- 1933 Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party come to power, start of the Holocaust
- 1936 - 1939 Rebellion in Palestine, The Arab Revolt, Mass Uprising
- 1937 Peel Partition Plan
- 1937 - 1948 Jewish terrorism under British mandate
- 1938 Kristallnacht, series of pogroms against the Jewish population in Germany and recently incorporated territories
- 1941 - 1945 Holocaust becomes the genocide of 6 million Jews (as well as about 500 thousand from other minorities)
- 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine leading to civil war in Mandatory Palestine
- 1948 Tantura Massacre, Deir Yassin massacre, Haifa massacre, and more
- 1948 Nakba displacement of 750 thousand Palestinian Arabs (50% of the population at the time)
- 1956 Khan Yunis and Rafah massacre 275+ Palestinians killed while looking for Palestinian Fedayeen (resistance) during the Suez Crisis
- 1967 6 day war second exodus of Palestinians, estimated at half a million
- 1967 Following the 6 day war Neo-Zionism appears, a right wing nationalistic interpretation of Zionism fully supporting Settler Colonialism
- 1973 Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War
- 1982 Israel invasion of Lebanon
- 1987 Mass uprising, First Intifada, Hamas creation
- 1993 Oslo Accords and the fallout
- 2000 Camp David summit followed by the Second Intifada
- 2002 Jenin refuguee camp massacre during the Israel's Siege of Jenin
- 2005 Ceasefire and withdrawal of military forces from Gaza
- 2007 Hamas takes control of Gaza, Fatah-Hamas conflict, Israel imposes blockade
- 2008 Operation Cast Lead, the war on Gaza and the fallout
- 2012 8 Day assault on Gaza
- 2014 50 Day Gaza war Operation Protective Edge leading to 2251 casualties (including 551 children and 299 women)
- 2018 Border protests, 190 killed 28 thousand wounded
- 2019 Operation Black Belt
- 2021 Completion of Gaza-Israel barrier, clashes over Al Aqsa Mosque
- 2022 Netanyahu comes back in power while under corruption charges, deadliest year since 2014
- 2023 Israel turns 75 in May, Operation Shield and Arrow follows, Countdown to Genocide, what led up to the October 7 attacks

October 7 attacks, Hamas breaks through the security fence and goes on a mass murder spree while taking hostages
https://www.csis.org/analysis/hamass-october-7-attack-visualizing-data




Israel responds by launching a full scale war of systematic destruction in Gaza.

History of Political control



Deep dive into the formation of Israel, the major turning points and how the PA is nothing but an oppression tool.

The root of the conflict

The Settlers (inside the Jewish settlements)

How Israel was created

Israel’s founding father, David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed the modern state of Israel on May 14, 1948, a day before the scheduled end of British rule, establishing a safe haven for Jews fleeing persecution and seeking a national home on land to which they cite ties dating to antiquity.

Why Palestinians Engage in Armed Struggle

Israel has completely closed off the possibility of non-violent resistance or electoral organizing for Palestinians. The only option left is armed struggle.

https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/why-palestinians-engage-in-armed-struggle/


How Britain Started the Arab-Israeli Conflict | Free Documentary History

The bitter struggle between Arab and Jew for control of the Holy Land has caused untold suffering in the Middle East for generations. It is often claimed that the crisis originated with Jewish emigration to Palestine and the foundation of the state of Israel. Yet the roots of the conflict are to be found much earlier – in British double-dealing during the First World War. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arab and Jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East.

The untold history of the Israel Defense Forces | The Big Picture

Before the formation of the Israel Defense Forces in 1948, there were three underground Zionist militias - The Haganah, the Irgun and the Lehi. They differed in tactics and beliefs, and at times fought with each other - but together they terrorised Palestinian villages and executed attacks and bombings against the British to force them to give up control of the land. They blew up hotels in Jerusalem, embassies in Europe and assassinated a UN mediator. After Israel was officiated as a state - the three militias would create the IDF - and their leaders would go on to form Israel’s government, become politicians, ambassadors and Prime Ministers.

Current situation

How Israel and US manufactured the case for genocide in Gaza: Marwan Bishara

Destruction of Gaza as of Oct 3rd 2024


Infrastructure damage up to September 8th


Estimate time to rebuild as of April 30th


Palestinians killed and displaced in the West Bank between Januari 1st - August 29th






The ongoing tragedy on the Israeli side

The Tragedy of Israel's 135,000 Displaced Citizens
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-27/ty-article-magazine/.premium/what-makes-the-plight-of-israels-displaced-citizens-different/0000018d-ea95-d1e0-a1dd-fbf529ed0000

The impact of the October 7 attacks continues to be felt across Israel
https://hias.org/emergency-response-israel/

Next to still having little to no knowledge about the 100 remaining hostages, of which over 30 are believed to have died already.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67053011
A total of 97 hostages remain unaccounted for after being kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last year

Make no mistake, this is a genocidal war

Investigating war crimes in Gaza I Al Jazeera Investigations



This feature length investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip through the medium of photos and videos posted online by Israeli soldiers themselves during the year long conflict.


Failing Gaza – Behind the Lens of Western Media



When political leaders speak of genocide, they repeat a timeworn mantra: "Never again." Over the past year, for the Palestinians of Gaza, "again" has become reality - mass casualties broadcast almost in real time by its victims. This film is about an alternative version of that reality - the one told by major Western news organisations - and how it has provided cover for Israel's war on Gaza. Based on interviews with more than a dozen insiders, it lifts the curtain on the inner workings of agenda-setting outlets like CNN, the BBC and The New York Times.

Despite Israel having had many decades controlling the images and media about the conflict, the image of Israel as a beacon of democracy in the ME is literally being blown up now. Hence JVP gaining traction, partly thanks to the ability of social media bypassing Aipac controlled media. Leading to the student protests that have and are still going around USA's university campuses.

Two young American Jews – Simone Zimmerman and Eitan – are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel’s mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes, they are horrified and heartbroken. They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people.

Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers fed them as children.

Documentary spanning 3,000 years, putting everything together in one video.

The documentary, The Big Picture: How Israel Won the West, examines how Israel has come to occupy such a privileged and protected place in the Western world. It traces the journey of the Jewish people from biblical stories of origin through centuries of persecution and the advent of Zionism, all the way to the creation of Israel and its ensuing occupation of Palestinian territory. Along the way, what is revealed is a process of transformation: Of how Jews went from being despised by early Christians as “Christ killers”, to being considered part of the white Western world and sharing a common Judeo-Christian heritage.

There's a correction on this documentary here https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9548974
It has one terrible mistake at 8:25 They perpetuate the myth of exclusion from professions outside of money lending. A claim that has no historical basis and in some cases the exact opposite.

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 02 November 2024