Written by Alon Mizrahi @alon_mizrahi
Some things need to be said on the 6 month mark of this genocide
1. Israel got to drop 100,000 (or so) tons of explosives on Gaza, and killed 40,000 people in Gaza, but it has gained absolutely nothing by doing this. 6 months in, Israel is less secure now than it was at the start of this. It has lost hundreds of soldiers, and tens of thousands more are disabled for life.
2. Israel lost all credibility and goodwill on the international stage. It only has US brute force working on its behalf, and this, too, is eroding. Israel is, for the remainder of its existence, a pariah state in the eyes of much of humanity. It has shown itself to be heartless, reckless, sadistic, and stupid in a very dark way.
3. Palestinian liberation was never more powerfully felt or represented at any time in the last century. Israel actions made Palestine a globally recognized symbol to a degree it never was before. Palestinians have now been humanized like never before, and much of humanity follows their suffering daily, and will keep on doing that.
4. The struggle for a free Palestine is becoming a major facet of decolonization as seen by the Global South. And not only that: the Palestinian struggle is revitalizing and crystalizing decolonization movements and sentiments all over the world. We are witnessing a major shift in global psychology: countries in the Global South feel less and less beholden to Western powers. They are losing patience, they are organizing and they are finding new vocabulary and new ways to express their energized independence.
5. The moral standing of the West has been deeply and irrevocably compromised.
6. It was never clearer that Western establishments work not for Western people, but for someone else.
– In conclusion, I can say this: Palestinians are paying a terrible and unforgivable price in this genocide. But it is not in vain. In their death, suffering, humanity and heroism, they are giving an entire global community a chance and a clear view of liberation. This began as a major violent attack against Gaza to oppress Palestinians and deny them their undeniable right, but it is turning out to be a milestone in political liberation for a whole generation of people.
After 6 months of this horror, Gaza has become synonymous with the cause of freedom.
need to keep this up, so its terrible sacrifice will never be forgotten, or wasted.
We must demand justice ever more fiercely, ever more vocally.
Written by Alon Mizrahi @alon_mizrahi