“Any future for Gaza passes through the ‘three Ds’: Disarmament of Hamas, Demilitarisation of Gaza, and De-radicalisation of Palestinian society.”
That last one especially—which Israel’s ambassador to Nicosia, Oren Anolik, also mentioned in his interview with Phileleftheros and Kostis Konstantinou—reminds us, unbearably, of the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine.
The powerful of every era make it a habit to claim that whatever they’re doing, they’re doing for the good of the peoples they’re killing.
The Ottomans slaughtered infidels, Genghis Khan wanted what was best for Mongolia, Hitler sought to… benefit the Aryan race, the Americans to democratise (half of) Islam or to “bring Japan to its senses,” and so on.
Meanwhile, months after the ceasefire, Israel continues to bomb Gaza.
The Palestinians count 37 dead in recent hours, cities are flattened, the people shattered, and the spectres of Trump, Netanyahu, and Erdoğan hover over the Strip.
In any case, Israel’s ambassador—who considers even the Palestinian Authority unreliable—desires a “more rational leadership” for Gaza. Put simply: a controlled stooge of the Israeli occupation forces.
Like all the guilty parties throughout history, in emerging protectorates after massacres. Does he think that’s how Hamas will vanish?
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