Gaza War – Confirmation of Crime

November 13, 2023

Gaza War

Confirmation of Crime

Padmini Arhant

USS Liberty air raid by Israel in 1967 reference on Veterans Day / Armistice Day November 13, 2023 is not far fetched compared to holocaust 1933 -1945 nearly three decades prior to USS Liberty attack referenced throughout the remaining twentieth and into twenty first century as a reminder to the old and new generations.

Notwithstanding, the state of Israel since establishment in 1948 has assumed the victimizer (Nazi) role against Palestinians and vigorously exhibited now.

Furthermore, the contentious occupation and colonization of Palestine by Israel is set in Old Testament and Biblical timeline leaving any other references as no match to citation stuck in BCE or B.C.

Israel and United States justifying bombing of hospitals, schools, residential buildings, mosques and entire civilian population area with children among other civilians exceeding disproportionate casualty in the month long warfare is premised on the aggressors’ allegation against Hamas integration with citizens in Gaza.

Does this mean, the same would apply to Israel’s IDF indiscriminate shooting of own Israeli citizens on October 7, confirmed by released Israeli hostage and eyewitness accounts on the IDF assumption of aiming Hamas ended up killing own Israeli public over 1000 of them?

Those representing the aggressor Israel and coalition blaming Gaza civilians for not coming forward with their arms raised above like prisoners of war and surrender to Israel identifying themselves as not Hamas members which otherwise stated as blanket presumption on all civilians as Hamas representatives in the war zone is a far cry.

Not that would make a difference in relentless air strikes as experienced in deadly attack launching torpedo on USS Liberty in 1967 with United States Flag on the mast and Israel repeatedly informed by USS Liberty Captain and crew that they were attacking the United States naval base, the only Naval ship sailing on the sea at that time, evidently did not matter resulting in American naval fatalities in that fateful assault.

With an established pattern by Israel, the October 7 attack on Israeli citizens raise the necessary question on IDF arbitrary engagement prior to ensuring safety and security of Israeli public in their retaliation against Hamas mirrored in the Gaza war ignoring civilian lives at an alarming rate much to international public outcry and condemnation.

These actions are based on guilty yet will never accept responsibility for the ongoing slaughter similar to USS Liberty massacre.

In prioritizing United States – Israel relation despite the latter continuous violations not barring the killing of  United States defense personnel and civilians in foreign shores, the tolerance to criminality is in epic proportion desensitized to ethical and moral obligations towards own service members and innocent children, women and vulnerable citizens in the targeted foreign territory.

Independent international investigation allowing Israeli citizens as survivors and hostage victims’ statements without coercion in the probe is important for free and fair inquiry.

Regardless, the incessant shelling of Gaza targeting children, women and families rejecting ceasefire call from the global citizens is declaration of willful genocide in defiance of humanitarian and international law applicable to all including the military warfare by Israel against children of Palestine. 

Padmini Arhant

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