A Different View on Israel

Jewish Terror and The Future of Israel As We Know It

Ever since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, with all attention to the activities of the IDF there, the atrocities of Jewish “terrorists” in the occupied West Bank have become worse and worse, and now, almost no day goes by without the settlers attacking Palestinian villages, burning houses  and cars, causing bodily harm to villagers and with increasing frequency, also killing them.

And the reason for this is clear. With the eyes of the world at the Gaza Strip, the West Bank has become of less interest and thus the terrorists have a free hand to do as they please. Of course, this is of importance to the right-wing government is Israel “governing” the country, with extremists like Bezalel Smotrich and others openly stating the importance of overtaking the area and filling it with more and more settlers, on account of the Palestinians.

And also the police and the army are actively working with the terrorists, and when clashes occur between the settlers and the Palestinians, the locals are arrested and shot at, even though it is clear to all who are the real culprits.

It is amazing that the world is not reporting this more actively and it appears people overseas are not interested to get involved with Israeli atrocities in the West Bank while the war in the Gaza Strip is still going on, after the disaster of October 7^th 2023. The increasing and worrisome antisemitism in the world as of this war, and the ever present accusations of this make even the mention of Jewish atrocities problematic and risk the retribution of Israeli politicians.

And thus, the “reoccupation” of the West Bank continues with increasing initiative, with the Israeli Government allowing the removal of Palestinian villages with the excuse that they are in an army firing zone. The reestablishment of Israeli settlements that were abandoned in 2005, which was hailed and celebrated by Government ministers including Smotrich, who called the reestablishment a “righting of a historical wrong”.

With all this going on at an almost daily basis, the Israeli public doesn’t seem to be disturbed by it and maybe even approves and encourages it, with the press hardly reporting it except in “left Wing” newspapers like Haaretz.

So what happened to Israel in the past years? Did the war, with thousands of reservists serving months on end in the army, risking their business and their lives, change their view of the world and of their homeland? Or has Netanyahu been successful in creating a “new” Israel, right wing extreme and with total disrespect for human rights and the rights of others in their way? It is clear that Israel is not massively disapproving the settler activities, at least not in the choice for politicians in recent election polls (elections are to be held in six months). Maybe the idea of the “Greater Israel” is becoming more and more acceptable and the Oslo accords are losing out.

This of course may be interpreted as a result of the war which may be seen as a war about the security of the State, unlike for instance the previous Lebanon wars which were fought on a different outset. Or has Netanyahu been successful in convincing the population that Israel has indeed become a Superpower which will establish a new reality in the Middle East with the country becoming “free” from the “river to the sea”.

Luckily, there are still many people out there who still hope and believe that Israel will be able to return to the Israel that once was: a Democracy to be proud of, with Human Rights as well as equality.

And again, the role of the current opposition in the Israeli Parliament will determine that future more than anything at this point, with the elections close and crucial to save what is left of what once was.

The Opposition parties need to step up and make sure that they will be able to replace Netanyahu and his government, even if they have major differences about how to govern and reestablish the country that once was.

Nothing else matters at this point. If Netanyahu is not stopped now, another period of his regime will not survive the damage that was done and still is being done.

I hope you found this article interesting and I welcome any comments you may have.

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