Abbas Juma, international journalist, author of the Telegram channel @Abbasdjuma, specially for RT
So, why did such a large-scale Palestinian attack against Israel take place today? Only those who planned Operation Al-Aqsa Flood can answer this question reliably. Apparently, they planned it carefully and long ago, in conditions of heightened secrecy. They planned the event in conjunction with a specific date - the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973 (the war of Egypt and Syria against Israel in order to regain the territories lost during the Six-Day War). And for the day of Shabbat.
Nevertheless, Israel was taken by surprise. Apparently, for the forces ensuring security in the country, the 50th anniversary of the October War is a date not associated with the possibility of a symbolic, but extremely painful blow from the Palestinians.
Why symbolic? Because the force of this blow is clearly not enough to knock out Israel. But it’s quite possible to sow panic. The surprise and relative unpredictability of the attack will plunge Israeli society into an atmosphere of fear and permanent expectation of a strike at any moment. Probably the main goal of the attack organizers was to provoke paranoia among the Israeli population.
BUT IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE
Of course, the Palestinians also had geopolitical reasons to take action today.
Firstly, this is a signal to those states in the region that have begun to think about the possibility of normalizing relations with Israel. First of all, Saudi Arabia. There has been a lot of talk lately that Riyadh could begin rapprochement with Israel. And Iran, the country that oversees the Palestinian armed groups, could not help but react to this. Thus, the other day, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, made a number of important statements, including the following:
“Governments that decide to take a risk and normalize relations with the Zionists will inevitably suffer and lose. As the Europeans say, they “bet on a losing horse.” The current situation (in Israel) is a reason not to get close to it. They shouldn't make this mistake."
In addition, the Iranian leader made a number of very harsh statements against Israel. And his phrase “the Zionist entity is dying” received 1 million views on Twitter today.
Secondly, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was launched when all the attention of the world community are diverted to Ukraine. As are most of the resources. The time, from the point of view of those planning the attack, is most successful. Let me remind you: six months ago there were reports in the media that the United States was emptying weapons warehouses in Israel. Israel Hayom wrote about the change in priorities (
https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/04...rve-stockpiles-in-israel-to-help-ukraine/)and that American ammunition stored in Israel is being reduced due to the conflict in Ukraine. Moreover, according to US-Israeli agreements, for many decades ammunition was intended for Israel in case of an emergency.
“The White House has decided to move these resources outside of Israel to another front, but in light of the fragile security situation, this move could have consequences. These are Israel’s reserve reserves for the duration of the war,” the newspaper wrote.
TO SUM UP
No matter how Israel acts now, no matter what it does, no matter how cruelly it strikes in response, the worst thing for the Israeli government has already happened - the image of the invincibility of the IDF and the omnipresence of the Israeli intelligence services has been seriously shaken.
"Between 1947 and 1949, Zionist forces destroyed at least 531 Palestinian towns and villages, and perpetrated the killing of some 15,000 Palestinians, in at least 70 massacres.[3]
Out of 1.4 million Palestinians, between 750,000 and 900,000 became refugees or internally displaced persons after having been forcibly transferred from their homes and their lands.[4]
The Palestinian people still bear the marks of the Nakba. Today, more than 13.05 million Palestinians are scattered around the world, 4.91 million living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), 1.57 million still live in the territory that became Israel in 1948, and 6.567 million in exile and diaspora.[5]
...every Palestinian remains at risk of forcible transfer. Embedded in Israel’s settler-colonial and apartheid regime, Israel continues to implement its unlawful policies and practices against Palestinians, including through the appropriation of natural resources, denial of residency rights, home demolitions, and discriminatory planning and zoning. Israel’s arsenal of apartheid tools operates to reinforce a coercive environment for Palestinians, wherever they are.
That Palestinian refugees and the internally displaced have a collective right of return to their homes and property is firmly entrenched under international human rights law that has been steadily reaffirmed by numerous United Nations resolutions, including Resolution 194 of the United Nations General Assembly (11 December 1948).[11] Still, the international community has failed, over the last 73 years, to command respect for United Nations Resolution 194, Palestinian refugees’ right of return, property restitution and compensation. While repression has attained an unprecedented level, the international community cannot remain silent and continue to provide legitimacy and impunity to Israel’s apartheid regime. The decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court to affirm the Court’s full territorial jurisdiction over the occupied Palestinian territory provides a critical opportunity to redress 73 years of forcible transfer policies and practices.[12] Under the Rome Statute, forcible transfers of population constitute war crimes, and an inhumane act of apartheid, as a crime against humanity.[13] Accountability for Israel’s crimes must be pursued with respect to avenues provided by international law..."
Today, as the Palestinian people commemorate the Nakba day, Palestinians continue to raise their voices against Israel’s settler-colonial and apartheid regime. The Gaza Strip is indiscriminately attacked in an Israeli military offensive, more than...
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