The war that broke Israel’s global legitimacy
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The war that broke Israel’s global legitimacy
‘Several university studies in the US have shown that the behaviour of the Israeli government, its military in Gaza and its settlers in the West Bank are the primary cause of the rise of antisemitism around the world, even if the number of incidents has been overstated for political motives. The NSW Police has conceded that in its collection of data a “significant” number of cases were found not to meet the criteria for antisemitism incidents and were unconnected to prejudice or hatred.
We should not be surprised, however, that the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza – including medics, journalists, aid workers – as well as the wholesale destruction of civilian infrastructure such as schools, universities, mosques and hospitals has had an effect: not only on the reputation of the Israeli Government and IDF but also on those who have publicly defended these crimes…
.. if sanctions are applied, Israel’s economic recovery could be premised on regime change. If Israel cannot rehabilitate its international reputation with more sophisticated hasbara and skewed algorithms across social media, or cannot ensure that these platforms are transferred to Israel-first billionaires in the US, its short-term future is dire.
Internationally, Israel’s political leadership is toxic and its Prime Minister and former Defence Minister have been indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, making travel to and across ICC-signatory countries either a risk or impossible.
Dual nationals are being questioned by airport immigration officers about their military service in Gaza. And Israeli tourists are finding themselves increasingly unwelcome at their regular holiday destinations in Europe.
Meanwhile, reports of desertions and suicides in the IDF have begun to emerge, tarnishing the fantastical reputation of the ‘most moral army in the world’ which has not only targeted children for assassination but taken sadistic glee in posting its criminal exploits on social media.
Opinion polls in the country confirm overwhelming public support for Israel’s genocidal crimes in Gaza (upwards of 75 per cent), which is not surprising for a number of reasons including the collapse of the political Left in the country, the impunity for its crimes granted by Washington and much of Europe, and the information bubble of an alternative universe in which many Israelis complacently live.
Unbeknown to most of them, however, a reckoning is coming. And it won’t be pleasant.’
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posted by Satish Sharma at
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