SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: Israelis know everything, but they don't care and they have no plans for caring

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I've been having conversations with several smart people over the past two days about the Israeli public's response to the life of the Palestinians in Gaza and in the West Bank. As far as the Israeli smart cookies are concerned, there is absolutely nothing with regard to this "situation". They are bored with the historical / legal / moral implications of the story. 
"Yes, it is the Palestinians' fault. They shouldn't have started a war they are not prepared to lose. Everyone knows that they just want to kill us anyway. We, they and us, would be better off if they weren't here. That is all common knowledge. But how long can you keep repeating these things? This is war. We will keep fighting forever. That is what the PM said and we believe him. Can we move on now? Can we remember it is summer vacation and get on with the business of living? Could you be less of a stick in the mud and let us do just that?"

The smart ones who are not Israeli cannot but ask again and again and again, "now that the Israeli public knows what is happening, now that it is a broad consensus that more than 70000 were killed, is the Israeli public capable of acknowledging its actions? Is anyone in Israel capable of a discussion about what happened and is continuing to happen? Can Israelis, gearing up for a general action, consider or imagine a future that is not perpetual war?"

It is almost impossible to explain, or it may be the easiest thing in the world to explain, but the general answer to all the questions from outside Israel is "no". Israelis know everything, but they don't care and they have no plans for caring. At best or at worst they are talking about delaying "discussion" about these "affairs" to a later date, after the only issue on their agenda is resolved - replacing Binyamin Netanyahu as PM. 

There is nothing there. Many Israelis celebrate the death of Palestinians. Many, many more simply don't care and will carry out any and all orders given to them by those in charge. Jewish Israel, as a society, doesn't care. I think any attempts to divine the origin of this sentiment and guiding spirit is superfluous at best. I don't think it matters. What matters (to humanity at large, btw) is recognizing the depravity and the criminality of this condition. I don't know if you can imagine "nothing". It is worse than bigotry at its most murderous. It is a rejection of the most basic human urge, to live. 

Ben Gvir and Smotrich, for example, don't share this nothingness. They are full to the brim with malevolent glee. The self-styled "liberals" are where this cult of oblivion begins. All Israelis want is for things "to go back to normal". They support a perpetual war because otherwise they will be "destroyed" (remember: nothing or everything are the only options). They want Netanyahu replaced because he is mad, but also because his perpetual war was not successful enough. . Someone will take care of the "security" while Israel's finest will spend years in the reserves, continuing to kill and bomb. Those who are not will hold Summer Wine festivals and talk about flight prices and real estate opportunities. That is all there is to it. 

Nothing. The killing can continue unabated. So can the ethnic cleansing. Nothing will stop them. Once again, this is not a request for pity or for lenience. If anything, it is the other way around. Don't look for extenuating circumstances. Don't look for anything. there is nothing there.