President Joe Biden, on Sunday had warned Netanyahu that Israel should not conduct a military operation in Rafah without a “credible and executable” plan to protect civilians.
The death toll stands at over 28,000 dead Palestinians at the hands of Israeli terrorism.
How are we defining terrorism? If it just means any killing we don’t like, then it’s just noise - we can drop it as a word and just say murder. If it means using fear as a weapon, it doesn’t fit here - Israel is intent on violence for violent ends, not achieving victory through fear.
The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.
By that definition at least I’d say it fits Israel’s actions.
That does not mean they are not also guilty of other acts, but terrorism is a tactic they employ to keep the citizens of Palestine oppressed and enacting political goals such as the continuation of Hamas (as well as directly funding them) which helps them muster internal support for campaigns of colonialism and genocide.
Israels crimes are multi-faceted, terrorism is but one of them.
How are we defining terrorism? If it just means any killing we don’t like, then it’s just noise - we can drop it as a word and just say murder. If it means using fear as a weapon, it doesn’t fit here - Israel is intent on violence for violent ends, not achieving victory through fear.
By that definition at least I’d say it fits Israel’s actions.
That does not mean they are not also guilty of other acts, but terrorism is a tactic they employ to keep the citizens of Palestine oppressed and enacting political goals such as the continuation of Hamas (as well as directly funding them) which helps them muster internal support for campaigns of colonialism and genocide.
Israels crimes are multi-faceted, terrorism is but one of them.