The Final Intifada Is Upon Us

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  1. #1 LuxSpiritus, Jul 25, 2014
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    The crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinians, and the denial of their inalienable right to self-determination, cannot end without an Intifada of transformation that includes Israeli citizens - 
    \n\nOperation Protective Edge reflects yet another attempt by the state of Israel to portray itself to its citizens, and the world, as a victim that is defending or protecting itself from an existential threat. Tensions have risen since the breakdown of the so-called negotiation process as well as the discovery of the bodies of three missing teenage settlers. The UN general assembly bureau committee released a statement reminding Israel that it held full responsibility with respect to the three settler youths.
    Israel has taken advantage of these events, as an excuse to continue the oppression and collective punishment of the Palestinians, Hamas and the overall Gaza Strip. This is Israel's response to the recent formation of a unity government between Fatah and Hamas after the failure of the latest rounds of negotiations. That being said, it is critical for the world to understand the situation in Israel-Palestine from the following context.
    Israel is a state that is violating international law with impunity. Palestinians' right to self-determination has been compromised through the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, also known as al Nakba, since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 via the legally and politically problematic UN partition plan of 1947. This ethnic cleansing policy and framework continues today through bureaucratic and military processes, as the world watches with respect to both the settlement expansion in the West Bank and the current military campaign and continuous blockade in the Gaza Strip. UN security council and general assembly resolutions, as well as advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice, have attempted to address Israel's gross violations of international law which Israel is yet to comply to.
    Israel is a nuclear state that refuses to declare its nuclear arsenal to the international community. It has one of the strongest armies in the world, with the biggest fleet of F-16 fighter jets outside of the United States, and is the highest recipient of US lethal aid. It is involved in a US$7.5bn arms trade, and is also one of the primary manufacturers of death and surveillance technology in the world.
    When you have a state that operates in this lawless manner, with the help of every American taxpayer, who is really under an existential threat and what is Operation Protective Edge protecting other than impunity and a campaign of annihilation?
    It is time for a third Intifada, as it is important to understand how this narrative of “fear” and “threat” stems from xenophobia, the basis of Zionism and Zionist ideology. It is precisely what a third Intifada must address: a mass global civil society campaign that exposes the hypocrisy and contradiction of Zionism which is embedded within the state apparatus of Israel as the core ideology of its regime, including its annihilationist essence, reflected in the realities on the ground.
    The Palestinians have had two Intifadas, of which the full effectiveness of both were compromised. The first Intifada created the Palestinian Authority, a co-opted leadership representation that works in the overall interests of Israel, whereby it diffuses and distracts the Palestinians from demanding the restoration of their rights and the prevention of their annihilation. It is a divergence tactic of keeping the oppression of the Palestinians prolonged through baseless negotiations that have kept the situation as is for the Palestinians, while the expansionism and annexation of Palestinian lands by Israel continues.
    The second Intifada was against the continuous occupation and annihilation tactics, especially those of spiritual sites, as demonstrated by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Al Aqsa mosque, including statements he made at the time of the visit; which is why it is also known as Al Aqsa Intifada. The second Intifada also resulted in a return to the negotiation tables and, of course, expansionism and annexation of spiritual sites and lands continued.
    A new vision
    The Palestinians need to demand an end to useless leadership, and resurface with new leadership complete with a contemporary vision and platform; one that truly and adequately represents the interests and rights of the Palestinians. Moreover, American taxpayers need to demand control and transparency of where their hard-earned money is flowing, along with the freedom from the illusion of knowledge on this issue - the illusion of which must be realised as the main premise of the third and final Intifada - the Intifada of transformation. An uprising that includes Israeli citizens themselves against the ideological regime that has been governing them since 1948; one that starts with a mass awakening and realisation as the key to transformation.
    It is about critical thinking and true education that involves the de-racialisation of the “other”. Racialisation is the basis of Zionism and, most importantly, it is also the basis of annihilation. The signs are already showing - with the residents of Sderot watching annihilation like spectators at a theatre or cinema, as well as Israeli teens,who will become the next generation of soldiers tweeting the annihilation of Palestinians, or the disturbing graffiti and vandalism inside holy sites of both Palestinian Muslims and Christians that advocate for the ethnic cleansing or death of Palestinians, some of which prompted the Pope's recent visit to the region. If these signs are not enough, especially for the international community and its Responsibility to Protect doctrine, which is never applied in this context , history will repeat itself and the world will be forced to say “never again” when it is already too late. 
    Ahmad Moussa is a visiting professor at the University of Duhok, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. He is a  scholar of Indigenous and Middle Eastern issues. He is also a human rights activist with a Master of Arts in International Law and Human Rights. Moussa is currently involved in research for a Doctoral Degree in War Studies. 
    The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye.
    Photo credit: A group gather outside the San Francisco City Hall to protest the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza on July 12, 2014, California, United States (AA)
    - See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/time-third-and-final-intifada-1893421096#sthash.OtBlFEUN.dpuf
     
    http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/time-third-and-final-intifada-1893421096
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/world/middle_east/teens-death-sparks-clashes-in-east-jerusalem/2014/07/02/d1e100c6-01da-11e4-8bb2-6b921949ecfa_video.html
     
     
    The abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers have inflamed Israel, and the discovery of the body of an Arab teenager, perhaps killed as an act of revenge, looks set to create bigger problems. Clashes broke out on the streets of East Jerusalem today, and images taken from activists on Facebook appear to show Israeli soldiers vowing violent retaliation.
    With the rhetoric at a high, a worrying question is surfacing: Is this how the third intifida starts?
    Hamas was already warning of a "Third Intifada" last month, arguing that West Bank raids could lead to a "direct confrontation" with Israel. Of course, these sorts of warnings have been heard many times before, including earlier this year in a leaked document from the Palestinian Authority.
    In the past, the intifiadas have appeared unpredictable, sparked by a small-scale event. Could a violent Israeli backlash to the deaths of Israeli teenagers Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gilad Shaar prompt a truly grass-roots reaction from Palestinians? It's certainly possible.
    But it's also possible, as some suspect, that the intifadas have been promoted as part of a plan -- there's a long-running theory that Yasser Arafat himself planned and launched the Second Intifada, for example. Israel's accusations that Hamas was behind the kidnapping and murder of the Israeli teens may support such a viewpoint, too. Although others, such as Samer Badawi of +972 Magazine, wonder if the Israelis are the ones who are trying to force a Third Intifada.
    after the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped by Hamas militants from Hebron were uncovered yesterday near Halhul, the occupied West Bank, racist attacks against Palestinians have been on the rise. Two protests, each attended by hundreds of people, took place in Jerusalem where mobs chanted again and again “Revenge!”, “Death to Arabs”, and “Jews are good [literally, "souls"], Arabs are sons of whores”.
    AND YOU CALL US ANTI-SEMITIC.
    \n  Most of the neighboring Arab governments are dumb silent in a tacit agreement with Israeli onslaught exposing their Israeli/American collaboration against the Palestinians.   They seem to only finance, train, and arm terrorist groups that attack other pro-Palestinian Arab governments in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. They don't understand that their own genocide in on the Zionist agenda after the genocide of Palestinians. 
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    By Dr. Elias Akleh
     
    The Final Intifada is upon us. The final secession of Palestine from Isreali control. This is it.
    Everyone remain updated. 
    \nAnother nice little article: http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2014/07/graduated-palestinian-genocide/\\
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    The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for an intifada to impede the Israeli army's movement throughout the West Bank.
    http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/14/366888/hamas-calls-for-intifada-against-israel/
     
     



     
  2. moar Israel..
     
    YES!
     
  3. obsession can be detrimental to health

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  4. Palestinians call for a "day of rage." Funny how they never call for a day of building up their economy or implementing human rights.
     
  5. THANKS TO ISREAL>
     

  6. Israel prevents Palestinians from holding rallies calling for improvement of living?
     
  7. Hence the Implementing human rights? It's a peaceful protest.
     
  8. #8 J-DILLA, Jul 26, 2014
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    When have Palestinians protested for gender equality? Same sex marriage?


    There is no desire to develop an industry , Palestinians serve as the Pawns of Hamas and Abbas.



    Where are the protests in Palestine calling for an end to honour killings amongst family members, which occurs in high numbers within Palestinian Muslim populations.

    http://m.aljazeera.com/story/201432372831899701
     
  9. The ones that care about honor killings are too afraid of their own brothers to speak out.  There's nothing that can be done about it so I choose to not lose any sleep over Muslims being killed because of their ridiculous religion. When they kill non Muslims because of their religion I have no choice, my sense of justice calls for retribution even though it won't change anything.  The only ones that have the power to stop Muslim violence are Muslims.
     
  10. I really don't care about israel and palestine. I just wanna get high and post all day on GC lol.
     
  11. Amen.
     
  12. source that they don't want to have rites and economy?

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  13. Who are "Palestinians," exactly?
     
    What is "Palestine," really?
     
  14. What do you think Palestine is ?

    If it's going to be the usual hasbara bullshit about there been no such thing as Palestine, no such people as Palestinians then I wouldn't bother...
    That lame ass play from the JIDF play book has been flopped out here many a time...




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  15. A figure of speech denoting how you never see Palestinians protest for better educations, jobs, etc.



    Instead its the usual bullshit, which hasn't gotten them anywhere....
     
  16. well, whoever they are, whatever you call them, people should be allowed a chance to live decent lives without having unwarranted violence imposed upon them.
     
    I am sure there are plenty of people there who just want to live without all the unnecessary problems.
     
    But it seems there are just far too many people in this world who insist on causing unnecessary problems.
     
  17. Didn't you know that it was barren desert before Israel came in and created civilization. There was no such thing as Palestine. They also hunted Christians and Jews for sport.
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jxTseoru6g&feature=youtu.be
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vaIK8wlAl0&feature=youtu.be
     
  18. Something tells me you don't pay much attention to Palestine. How do you know they aren't protesting these things?

    Do you think maybe they want these tjings bbut they fall under the overall protest.

    Your basically telling a poverty stricken nation begging for freedom that they should be more concerned with infistructure while Israel is slowly conquering their land.

    I just had a crazy idea.

    Fact? Hamas purposely fired rockets to entice this response from Israel.

    This suggests Hamas is actually a secret agent working for Israel to give Israel an exscuse to conquer Palestine under the guise of the "war on terror"

    Sound far fetched? If so, I wonder if the Israelites are going to give the land back after they kill Hamas? Probly not

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  19. The last thing Israel wants is to take control of the strip. 2 million people require quite spending and budget strain.
     
  20.  
    Not the worry, the US will carry the load ...
     

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