Israel’s War on Terror.
By: Eli Etsion 2024-02-04.
I live in Israel, in a serene valley, an agricultural region. I have no idea of what goes on in the USA, aside from what I see on the news. I don’t see myself as qualified to march and demonstrate – demanding certain actions be taken by the United States…
In the meantime, in the USA, thousands of people who know nothing about what is really happening in Israel or Gaza, who are spoon-fed loads of fake news by useless social media which they foolishly consider as reliable sources, have the nerve to chant “from the river to the sea..” and “free Palestine,” under the pretense of being “pro-Palestinian, “ demanding of Israel to do things differently…
Some of these people are just hypocrites. Most are mainly misinformed and driven by propaganda they swallow eagerly.
Here are some short facts and numbers that should help you get your knowledge aligned:
1. Israel is a sovereign country that was invaded by several thousand militants on October 7th, 2023. They were led by activists of the “Hamas,” which is recognized worldwide as A TERROR ORGANIZATION.
2. In the aforementioned attack, over 1200 Israeli civilians were brutally butchered, some raped first. These were innocent civilians, men, women, children, elders, and babies. Another 240 or so were kidnapped into Gaza, taken out of their beds in PJs, on the morning of a holy day.
Do you want a sense of what it means in American terms? Multiply these numbers by at least 35, and imagine it happened on Christmas morning when you’re getting ready to open your presents.
3. Hamas claims they have no food, water, medicine, etc., for their population – but they still seem to have plenty of missiles and rockets, and they never run out of weapons or materials for their tunnels.
Those tunnels are stocked with all the food, water, and fuel necessary for the leaders of Hamas hiding in them to survive.
The civilians of Gaza are pawns used by Hamas, yet still, 80% of them support Hamas. Hardly a case of innocent and uninvolved.
4. In 5 months of bombardments, aerial strikes, armed forces with tanks and guns being used in urban surroundings – the average death toll in Gaza every day is roughly one-sixth or less than the death toll inflicted in a few hours on Israel on October 7th.
Most casualties in Gaza are not innocent civilians; they are Hamas militants – many wearing civilian clothes while firing RPGs and shooting at the IDF.
5. The UN agency for refugees in Gaza, UNRWA, employs mostly local people. Many of them are also members of Hamas. UN vehicles were used by these “humanitarians” to transport kidnapped bodies from Israel into Gaza. The UN was used as a cover for terror activity. Shocking? Not to anyone who lives in Israel.
6. While you pity the population of Gaza and demand that they receive aid – have you also demanded the immediate release of the remaining 130+ Israeli citizens held hostage – against all international laws – for FIVE MONTHS?
Have you voiced any concern regarding the civilians on the Israeli side of the border, who have been living under constant fire from Gaza for over 15 years?
Does it even slightly matter to you that tens of thousands of Israelis have been displaced since October 7th?
There is more, so much more.. but I would like to leave you with one more thought: It is claimed that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The narrative of the Palestinians for many years has been one in which they are a poor victim of constant genocide and massacres – but in reality, the population in Gaza and the West Bank has been constantly growing in numbers.
Most of the killings in our little area are a result of assaults against Israeli civilians carried out by suicide bombers, knives, running over civilians with a car, and any other means that they see fit. Their chant – which so many Americans are repeating – “from the river to the sea…” basically says that from the river Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea, they will kill all Jews and take over “Palestine.” THAT IS A CALL FOR GENOCIDE.
I call on all of you to be responsible when choosing your sources. Make educated decisions based on actual data and facts – not on PR and propaganda.
Be honest and true; be balanced. Know that if you want to support Hamas, you are supporting a radical terror organization. If you choose to support Gaza in this conflict, if you demand that they receive humanitarian aid – don’t forget to fight for the release of the hostages held there too.
If you choose to be humanitarian only when it concerns the people of Gaza, you’re not a humanitarian; you’re a fraud.
If you chant “from the river…” and blame Israel for committing genocide – you’re a hypocrite.
It’s okay to take sides; just be honest about it, and don’t hide the motive behind your actions.
The Individualist 