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"On October 7 2023, Hamas launched a savage attack on southern Israel,
massacring around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 240
people. The following day, I wrote in an analysis for
The Conversation:
For many Palestinians, this weekend’s events offered Israelis a small taste
of what their own lives have been like under decades of occupation. However,
the early celebrations will likely soon turn into anger and frustration as
the numbers of Palestinian civilian casualties will continue to rise.
Violence begets violence.
As the Israeli retaliation had only just begun, no one could have imagined how
devastating it would end up being for the people of Gaza. There are now well
over 40,000 Palestinians dead, mostly civilians, and countless wounded. Nearly
2 million people have been displaced within the coastal strip.
The ferociousness of the Israel Defence Forces’ aerial bombings – and its
subsequent ground invasion of Gaza – triggered intense global pressure to stop
the violence. This was coupled with a worldwide campaign to end Israel’s
decades-long illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.
This popular movement was able to place its agenda at the forefront of the
international media’s attention and sustain it there for many months.
A year later, however, concern for the people of Gaza – and for the dozens of
Israeli hostages still locked up in Hamas’ tunnels – has begun to wane. The
world’s focus is shifting to the fast-expanding misery along the Israel–Lebanon
border, and to a possible full-scale war between Israel and Iran.
As the fighting in Gaza grinds on with no end in sight, the prospects for
resolving the most intractable conflict in the world between Israeli-Jews and
Palestinians seem ever dimmer. But is it so?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
