Israel’s latest brainless onslaught has spectacularly backfired.
by Stuart Littlewood
First, the courage and resilience of the Palestinians in Gaza has won the hearts and minds of the world. In Stephen Lendman’s words, “we’re all Gazans now”.
The Hamas government, which has been forced to operate under impossible conditions ever since it was elected in 2006, earns grudging admiration and can hold its head high. Hated in the West because they are not for sale, Hamas should be accepted as a key player in the diplomatic process from now on.
Israel comes out of it smelling even worse than before and is now universally despised. It has shown itself to be the ultimate terror state and should be booted out of the United Nations.
The quisling Abbas, who skulked in the shadows and whose diplomatic machinery in the capitals of the world remained silent during the slaughter, ought to accept the revolver on the silver tray. He has no democratic legitimacy, no popular mandate. He’s finished.
The West’s leaders, from Obama, Clinton, Cameron and Hague down, who support the Zionist psychopaths, promote their vile purpose, reward their non-stop atrocities and even lie their heads off to defend them, are exposed for what they are – enemies of peace and unfit to serve in the governments of decent people.
For the benefit of those who prattle about terror killings, here is the score. In the 12 years since the first Intifada (September 2000) up to the end of September 2012 Israel killed 6,550 Palestinians in their homeland. Of these 1,335 were children. Over the same period Palestinians killed 590 Israelis in their homeland, including 85 children. This is a kill-ratio of 11 to 1. When it comes the children the Israelis are even more proficient achieving a kill-ratio of nearly 16 to 1. The figures, which now need updating to include the latest slaughter, come from the Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem which keeps count of such things.
No national leader worth his salt would tolerate his countrymen being unlawfully reduced in this way. The West perhaps is beginning to realise that Gaza too has a right to defend itself, and that right is non-negotiable.
Will Mr Obama, Ms Clinton, Mr Cameron and Mr Hague continue to pledge undying support for a regime capable of such butchery? I expect the answer to be ‘yes’ because these statistics aren’t new, the shutters should have come down on those responsible years ago.
This quartet’s determination to perpetuate the cruel occupation when they could end it with a snap of the fingers means they are probably beyond redemption...
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