Part of the great tragedy of the Palestinians is that they have no international support, for obvious reasons. They have no power, no wealth, and therefore no rights. That’s how the world works
For the Palestinians, says Chomsky, “many give statements of support, but no one will do much for them.” What we call the international community is an abstraction, and “international interest is in fact the interest of rich corporations, those who set governments and policies. The people who oppose the government are ignored. We don’t live in a world where public opinion matters unless they impose it in a different way”.
A man carries a child through the rubble after Israeli bombings in Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
The Origin of Israel
Historians know that the impetus for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine was given by the Zionist movement in the second half of the 19th century. Balfour Declaration in 1917 made the creation of a national homeland in Palestine as a British mandate possible. When the British mandate expired, on the basis of the UN decision in 1947, the Jewish National Council in Palestine declared the formation of the independent state of Israel on 5/14/1948.
Israel is a Child of American Imperialism
Israel is a child of America, of the West. Arabs and Israelis are of the same origin – Semites. The West created everything. Israel is the only country in the world that has no borders – it is constantly expanding. The British were arming the Israelis. In 1948, the attack on the Palestinians displaced a million of them – they settled around the world. Palestinians don’t have tanks and planes… If Hamas are terrorists, so are Israelis. Hamas was democratically elected in the elections. The Americans did not like him. Hamas defends the Palestinians – two and a half million. This is not a war between Hamas and Israel, but between Israel and Palestine, which has been going on since 1948. Since 1948, 140 UN resolutions have been adopted, which have not been respected, and which condemn Israel.
The Oslo Accords and Its Guarantors: B. Clinton and Christopher and A. Kozyrev
The Oslo Accords, signed on September 13, 1993, was the first direct agreement between Israel and the Palestinian political representatives (PLO) and it was intended as a framework for future relations between Israel and the future state of Palestine and was considered a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The American imperialists and its stooges do not honor any agreement. Those who believe them, who obey them pay a high price for their naive belief and they are left without sovereignty and freedom.
The US and Its Allies Do Not Honor any Agreement
The American imperialists and its stooges do not honor any agreement. Those who believe them, who obey them pay a high price for their naive belief and they are left without sovereignty and freedom. And if you don’t agree to bow down the “Merciful Angel” will fly to you, as it did to Yugoslavia and Serbia in 1999. There are numerous examples of violation of agreements, which is understandable for a country like America where democracy is being trampled on.
Palestinians also could not expect good from the signatories of the agreement. War conflicts with Israel, which is supported by US imperialism, continue to reach their peak these days. The agreement provided for the establishment of a Palestinian Authority to administer the territory under its control and the withdrawal of Israeli military forces from the Palestinian Authority in the future from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. They were empty promises because those who decided are still deciding – there is no peace between the Palestinians and Israel. After 30 years since the signing of the Oslo Accords, thousands of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupation forces. Israel continued the policy of conquering the Western imperialist powers that exploited the natural resources of these regions for centuries – of course without any responsibility!
On November 17, Israeli soldiers entered al-Shafa, the largest hospital in Gaza City, under the pretext of searching for the Hamas command center, which the Israeli military believes is hiding in the hospital. The Israelis say they are carrying out a targeted and precise operation – international humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross and the World Health Organization strongly condemned the Israeli action. The reports of the military attack on Al-Shafa Hospital are deeply disturbing. “We have again cut off contact with the medical staff at the hospital. We are deeply concerned for their safety and that of their patients,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gheris wrote on his account on Channel X.
By: Borivoje Ćetković, Serbia
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