Sterk ytring av B Michael i Haaretz 5. november 2024:
"The Only Existential Threat to Israel Is the Hamas Within Us"
Lesverdig, der B Michael går i rette med israelske holdninger.
HELE artikkelen nederst under Kilde.
Han avslutter slik:
"No, we are not fighting for our existence, but for our souls. Our
values. Our humanity. We are not fighting Hamas in Gaza, but the Hamas
that is within us. This is the true existential threat. And in this war,
woe is me, we are defeated each day again and again and again."
Skudeneshavn 5. november 2024
Jan Marton Jensen
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5. november 2024
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-11-05/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-only-existential-threat-to-israel-is-the-hamas-within-us/00000192-f823-d51d-a5d3-feb70fd70000
HELE artikklen i Haaretz 5. november 2024:
The Only Existential Threat to Israel Is the Hamas Within Us
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newly painted graffiti depicting Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar, days after
he was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, last month.Credit: Oded Balilty / AP |
The Israeli propaganda conglomerate is a somewhat schizophrenic being: abroad – a total failure, at home – a resounding success.
The failure abroad is unavoidable. Even the PR world champions will not be able to market an occupying country that had just killed over 40,000 people (mostly women and children) as an innocent victim fighting in self-defense.
Yet, as noted above, within Israel itself the success is huge. In the immediate wake of October 7 began the marketing of the greatest lies told in this cursed war: "We are fighting for our very existence," it was declared with pomp, "Hamas is an existential threat."
Such pronouncements also employ regular body language: a slight inclination of the head into a merciful position, eyes shining with a hint of moisture and a thin smile of melancholy and grace. The speaker is evidently awash with the pleasure of release and sacredness.
In truth? This is pure bullshit. A contemptible militia with an air force comprising a dozen kites, an armored corps of pickup trucks and a navy of inflatable boats, whose missiles even were met with an almost decisive response – is not quite an existential threat to military power rife with brigades, whose air force does whatever it wishes the world over.
You cannot send 100 "surgical" bombers to drop hundreds of tons of bombs 2,000 kilometers away, and then come back home and declare Hamas to be an existential threat. It doesn't mesh well.
Hamas is certainly well-enough equipped to be a cruel, insulting annoyance, but "existential threat"? Come on.
So why is this silly slogan used again and again? Because orchestrated history is a wonderfully useful tool. It renders criticism impotent, it silences, it encourages a sense of victimhood and panic, and also gives those who use it a sense of importance and joy, by demonstrating concern about the fate of the entire Jewish people.
Absolute bullshit, but as effective as castor oil.
The second propaganda success is taking place these very days. The evil publisher of the maligned newspaper said "freedom fighters" and "Palestinians" in the same sentence. Gevalt. The State of Israel is outdoing itself to make it clear to the world that there is nobody to talk to, and here comes this evil man and hints that there is. Disgusting, really.
Fortunately, Israeli collective memory is still working as usual. It made us forget everything our "breakaway factions" did when Israel was fighting for its independence, and also repressed everything we have been doing since then and until now. But in order to ensure that even, God forbid, some Palestinians are found to be fighting for their freedom without terrorism (the Palestinian Authority, for example), the word "terrorism" has been drafted for the task. To prove again to the Palestinians their eternal terroristness.
Should he turn to the courts, he will be accused of legalistic terrorism. Should he talk to foreign potentates – political terrorism. Speak in the UN? Diplomatic terrorism. Plant a tree? Agricultural terrorism. Complain on Twitter? Incitement to terrorism. Protest out loud? Acoustic terrorism. Pray to his God? Jihadi terrorism. Walk down the street? Orthopedic terrorism, and so on, until he gives up on his malign notions and goes back to being a terrorist with a gun and a bomb, just the way we like them.
No, we are not fighting for our existence, but for our souls. Our values. Our humanity. We are not fighting Hamas in Gaza, but the Hamas that is within us. This is the true existential threat. And in this war, woe is me, we are defeated each day again and again and again.
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