: The Gods must be cruel: Inside Israel’s psychological warfare campaign in Lebanon
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Mondoweiss: The Gods must be cruel: Inside Israel’s psychological warfare campaign in Lebanon
'Israel is waging a campaign of psychological warfare in Beirut by projecting godlike power from the skies, raining down bombs that mete out death and dropping leaflets vowing that Beirut and Gaza will share in the same fate.'
'Residents spoke of leaving everything behind. Many had been preparing to break their fast when the evacuation warning arrived. “I left the food on the stove,” one woman said. “And now look at us, we have nothing to break our fast with.”Leaving food on the stove, evacuation orders, a trail of people leaving their homes behind. The parallels with past historical traumas were evident. “This looks exactly like 1948,” one user wrote. “It is our Lebanese Nakba.”As if to reaffirm it, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posted a video on social media stating that Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiya, would “soon resemble Khan Younis,” referring to the city in southern Gaza that was heavily destroyedduring Israel’s military campaign.'
'A week into the war, the Israeli army felt the need to address the greater Beirut population. Leaflets were dropped from the sky alongside two huge sonic bombs. “Take matters into your own hands,” the leaflets read. “Disarm Hezbollah, and do not let others decide your future.” “Act, or live with the consequences.”This was echoed by Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz. “If Lebanon doesn’t stop Hezbollah, Israel will take matters into its own hands,” he said.The leaflets came with a QR code, which, when scanned, took you to direct chats on Facebook and WhatsApp — forums for recruiting collaborators.'
'During the Gaza genocide, the Israeli army dropped leaflets threatening residents with divine conquest, citing verses from the Quran about Moses parting the sea and a flood overtaking the wrongdoers, accompanied by the message, “People of Gaza, the IDF is coming.”'
'Unlike gods, mythical or otherwise, political and military leaders are supposedly subject to the restrictions of international law. But the Gaza genocide saw the death of international law and the world order as we knew it. Israel has been acting with impunity ever since, reinforcing the sense that it operates beyond the bounds of human judgement.'
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