by achrilock
life
Thinking you can destroy a militant group in Gaza and end Palestinian resistance to Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing by allowing one side to wipe out a string of cities and displace the entire population and murder as it sees fit in perpetuity is early twentieth century thinking at its worst. It is an ideological plan, not a practical or moral one.
The war needs to be stopped, the region occupied by neutral third parties, and international criminal proceedings should begin for Israel, Hamas, and any other parties who have contributed to crimes that violate international law. Following that, Palestinians need to be granted (geographically contiguous) statehood. Only the United States is in a realistic position to realize these objectives. If it does not take these actions, it is demonstrating that it does not seek a decisive resolution.
Thinking that you can end Russian aggression in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, or West Africa by imposing sanctions on Russia, or by sending weapons to an occupied weaker combatant locked in a, now years long, World War I era trench stalemate is early twentieth century thinking at its worst. It is a strategy of political convenience, not a practical or moral one. It’s like Iran thinking it can destroy Israel by arming the various militant groups around it. Exactly the same ridiculous magical thinking.
Either Ukraine should be immediately admitted to the NATO alliance, and action should be taken to end the war peacefully and return Ukraine’s territory annexed by Russia, or a joint military campaign should be initiated to remove Russian forces from the area and remove their ability to make war in the near future. Only the United States is in a realistic position to realize these objectives. If it does not take these actions, it is demonstrating that it does not seek a decisive resolution.
The 20th century methodology of treating conflicts as something to be managed over the long term must end if the world is ever to know peace over any length of time. The great game of other peoples’ lives must end. These other places are not even the game pieces to the people making these decisions. They’re the board. It’s unethical, cruel, and counterproductive to the goals of peace and stability. The politics and strategies of wishes and hopes must be replaced by those of action, of results.
That’s a really good protest sign (last image). 👍
![17.28 EDT
WHO says 'almost impossible' to bring humanitarian aid to people in Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is doing everything it can to ensure that the people of Gaza have access to life-saving health and humanitarian services but that “in the current situation this is almost impossible.”
The WHO’s emergencies director, Michael Ryan, said the basic safety of staff on the ground in Gaza could not be guaranteed at the moment, AFP reported. It was “unconscionable”, he said.
The UN agency had never found it as difficult to establish basic rules of engagement regarding minimum safety guarantees for humanitarians, he added.
Getting medical supplies to where they are needed “has not been facilitated, that has not been supported; in fact, if anything, quite the opposite”, he added.
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WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the situation on the ground in Gaza is “indescribable”.
“We are running out of words to describe the horror unfolding in Gaza,” he said.
Hospital crammed with the injured, lying in corridors; morgues overflowing; doctors performing surgery without anesthesia. And everywhere, fear, death, destruction, loss. As health needs soar, our ability to meet those needs is plummeting.
It is too late to help the dead now. But we can help the living.](https://achrilock.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/says-almost-impossible.jpg)
It’s not an accident or an oversight. This has been the Zionist plan for decades, to kill as many Palestinians as possible. This is their final solution for Gaza, and the West Bank is probably next. They won’t quit unless the world stops it. And don’t count on the U.S. to lead that effort, because a lot of people here believe in the same cause. You’re watching a genocide happen right in front of you.
| https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/01/israel-hamas-ceasefire-humanitarian-pause | An Israel-Hamas ceasefire is in everyone’s best interest, humanely and practically |
[…] “We can and should champion the diplomatic route – but it’s much more in line with our values and objectives to engage in that debate having first ensured to the best of our ability that civilians are not being killed, maimed and displaced.”
| https://theconversation.com/collaborative-water-management-can-be-a-building-block-for-peace-between-israelis-and-palestinians-216250 | Collaborative water management can be a building block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians |