The long and rich history of the contemporary genocides of the cultured, cultivated Europeans, The Americans and the Brits.
Of Washington's lost Ukrainian Proxy War to weaken Russia and pillage its resources, perhaps the greatest and most feckless imperial play, something of a progress update.
Your writing shows that you are well-informated and have good critical thinking skills - something that I fear 95% of earth's population does not possess. Thank you for yet another enjoyable and informative read!
From what is emerging from the Israeli state, they confirm that Hamas would not have known about the music festival/rave occurring near the base. It appears that, in terms of attacks, they were solely targeting military objectives. As such, the majority of deaths are army and security personnel. Regarding hostages, their aim is to take some from a Kibbutz to exchange for Palestinian prisoners who, in reality, are being treated horrifically and are de factor hostages of the Israeli state. I haven’t labeled hostage taking as an attack since the hostages themselves indicate no intention to harm them. Moreover, they confirm being treated well and the aim was to return them and to treat them in a good manner. The hostages also affirm that Israeli firepower directed at them and their homes caused deaths, and these shots were deliberate. They clarify that Hamas fire was in response. We know many were killed by Israeli fire and the hostages confirm this. It is unknown how many were killed in the crossfire and thus by Hamas bullets. Hamas wants an international investigation into this and is calling for full transparency and for the investigators to be let in. Israel is hurriedly destroying evidence preventing forensic analysis and is not in agreement with an investigation. It is of note that Israel revised its death toll by 200 due to the fact that they decided that 200 of those burnt bodies were Hamas fighters. This means it was not Hamas causing such horrific injuries (why would they do that to themselves?), and it is a confirmation that it was Israeli fire which caused the devastation.
I can provide all the links if you would like? I can write it into another note if easier.
Im always down for information. I would label hostage taking an attack, even if no harm is intended. Im not defending the IDF, that day will almost certainly never come. I asked and you answered honestly. thank you
The hostage thing is interesting but I will write more on that too. I think a lot of us in the West have been brainwashed into believing non-violent resistance aka non-force is the higher ground, while ignoring the fact that the entirety of what we own is from direct and brutal violence. There is literally nothing in the room I am sitting in which has not been made by the oppression of others.
There is a reason why the UK government keeps comissioning busts of Ghandi. 'Do not resist" is the message. If a brown person uses force to resist, defend and protect themselves, it is always condemned as bad, yet the force of armies and violence of armies is inherently permitted.
Every resistance requires violence or force in some way. Peaceful resistance does not work. Ghandi did not liberate India; India was destroyed, smashed into pieces and constantly destabilised by the issues of Kashmir. It is the extent of that force and the intention behind it which counts. Taking hostages was something of force and cannot be anything but - but the intention and its extent was not to kill or injure.
The force of the IDF however, is wanton destruction and murder.
An excellent and extremely necessary piece. Thank you.
You deserve more reader comments.
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That's kind of you. Reading your piece now - really concentrating due to lack of full stops which is actually pretty genius !
Your writing shows that you are well-informated and have good critical thinking skills - something that I fear 95% of earth's population does not possess. Thank you for yet another enjoyable and informative read!
Cheers Aya
Hamas did not ‘plan’ to attack civilians Oct 7? I really don’t know but was their blueprint for attack really not including this strategy?
From what is emerging from the Israeli state, they confirm that Hamas would not have known about the music festival/rave occurring near the base. It appears that, in terms of attacks, they were solely targeting military objectives. As such, the majority of deaths are army and security personnel. Regarding hostages, their aim is to take some from a Kibbutz to exchange for Palestinian prisoners who, in reality, are being treated horrifically and are de factor hostages of the Israeli state. I haven’t labeled hostage taking as an attack since the hostages themselves indicate no intention to harm them. Moreover, they confirm being treated well and the aim was to return them and to treat them in a good manner. The hostages also affirm that Israeli firepower directed at them and their homes caused deaths, and these shots were deliberate. They clarify that Hamas fire was in response. We know many were killed by Israeli fire and the hostages confirm this. It is unknown how many were killed in the crossfire and thus by Hamas bullets. Hamas wants an international investigation into this and is calling for full transparency and for the investigators to be let in. Israel is hurriedly destroying evidence preventing forensic analysis and is not in agreement with an investigation. It is of note that Israel revised its death toll by 200 due to the fact that they decided that 200 of those burnt bodies were Hamas fighters. This means it was not Hamas causing such horrific injuries (why would they do that to themselves?), and it is a confirmation that it was Israeli fire which caused the devastation.
I can provide all the links if you would like? I can write it into another note if easier.
Im always down for information. I would label hostage taking an attack, even if no harm is intended. Im not defending the IDF, that day will almost certainly never come. I asked and you answered honestly. thank you
Ok, I will compile and write this up.
The hostage thing is interesting but I will write more on that too. I think a lot of us in the West have been brainwashed into believing non-violent resistance aka non-force is the higher ground, while ignoring the fact that the entirety of what we own is from direct and brutal violence. There is literally nothing in the room I am sitting in which has not been made by the oppression of others.
There is a reason why the UK government keeps comissioning busts of Ghandi. 'Do not resist" is the message. If a brown person uses force to resist, defend and protect themselves, it is always condemned as bad, yet the force of armies and violence of armies is inherently permitted.
Every resistance requires violence or force in some way. Peaceful resistance does not work. Ghandi did not liberate India; India was destroyed, smashed into pieces and constantly destabilised by the issues of Kashmir. It is the extent of that force and the intention behind it which counts. Taking hostages was something of force and cannot be anything but - but the intention and its extent was not to kill or injure.
The force of the IDF however, is wanton destruction and murder.