Israel: Fist in the Brain

Horror, anguish, rage, despair at the catastrophe in Gaza.

Today Israeli shells massacre women and children taking refuge at a U.N.
school. Ah, how unfortunate. Last night a Scandinavian doctor at a Gaza hospital talks of hell. "They are bombing one and a half million people in a cage." Ah, how these doctors do exaggerate.

Does Israel have a fist instead of a brain? Its American-funded jets roar uncontested to dump their bombs, its tanks and artillery smash away, its white phosphorus shells rain burning globules (hair-splitting over whether their use here is blatantly a war crime).

It talks of peace and security. Of smashing terrorism. How do you "smash" the roots of hatred, when "smashing" breeds hatred?

One and a half million Gazans, already "on a diet" (as one Israeli politico put it), are without many basic services in a war zone. But Israel insists there is no humanitarian catastrophe.

Who you gonna believe, Israel or your lying eyes?

Except, of course, Israel is not allowing international journalists into Gaza--despite an Israeli Supreme Court order to do so! What does that tell you? This: Israel is keeping fine company with Robert Mugabe, with Bush and his "no coffin photos" policy.

Harsh words? Here are more. Israel's "shock and awe" (how can one read people using this term without recoiling in disgust) will accomplish nothing except new seedings of haters and suicide bombing--rage and more rage. More terrorism. No, I err: it will drive up the poll numbers of Israel politicos Livni and Barak, who trail in the presidential campaign behind that Cheney on a steroid bender, Bibi Netanyahu. It will drive up Hamas's poll numbers. So all this blood and gore? Worth it.

A fist instead of a brain. The butcher of Shatila, Arik Sharon, lies in a permanent vegetal state, for two years now. Imagine him a zombie, abroad in the night. A fitting icon for Israel these days.

I'm being purposefully savage.

Israel's monstrous atrocity in Gaza must stop immediately. It must be condemned. Israel is dead wrong.

Comments

[encurtido]

Instead of war - which historically has only led to more war - and the shrill accusations of "terroist" on one side and "Zionist" on the other, we need to recognize the problem for what it really is, an apartheid state. The rest of the world has been trying to begin a dialogue, to come to some agreement that ends the daily dehumanization of the Palestinians. That our politicians block the UN, and act as apologists for these atrocities, while our tax dollars fund them... it truly sickens me.

[charlietuna11]

i watched a cable network last nite. four republicans and four democrats were interviewed including liberals, conservatives and moderates.the only issue where all individuals were in agreement was israels right to invade gaza. with prominent members of obamas party in lock step with israel, i don't see how it will possible for the next president to put in place a balanced middle east agenda..i sense he would like to bring a new perspective to that region which is badly needed but if he can't get his own team in line with his sky high approval rating, it will be impossible to succeed when his ratings start to slide as they surely will.. i say its impossible, hopefully, he doesn't have any respect for the impossible....

[piquet]

Israel is acting like an insecure little brother meeting antagonism with a rage of an out of control gorilla.
Granted Israel has a right to protect itself from rockets that don't hit sh**. But this is ridiculous.
I have always backed Israel because of the insurmountable odds they face surrounded by Muslims. However the only thing they will accomplish is a justified anger to terrorize them into the next century.
Israel you no longer have my forgiving eye and deserve what you sew.

[alexa07]

Yes, the violence in Gaza MUST be condemned by everyone in the world. The flow of American armaments to Israel, including some of the most ugly weapons imaginable, MUST stop immediately. They are being used to wage offensive warfare against a beseiged population in support of colonial policies!