“Death to the genocide machine.”
The most criminal army in the world.
The following is dedicated to the memory of Malak Musleh, Gaza’s youngest female boxer, and the twenty-nine other people killed along with her when the I.D.F. bombed a seaside cafe yesterday. Al-Baqa Cafeteria was frequented by journalists, artists, athletes, and those looking for an internet connection and a break from daily slaughter.
1 JULY—Establishment reaction to rap duo Bob Vylan leading a chant of “Death to the I.D.F.” at Glastonbury’s music festival this past weekend strips bare the utter depravity of the Western political class and the mainstream press that serve it. And no surprise. I actually laughed when I learned the U.S. had revoked Bob Vylan’s visas, forcing cancellation of a planned concert tour through part of empire central.
We must never forget: These are the very institutions and people aiding and abetting Israel’s criminality—criminal conduct carried out by the I.D.F. Equally, we must remember: This is the very same conduct—the commission of genocide—for which German commanders, soldiers, and civilians hanged in the aftermath of WWII.
Death to the SS.
The failure of Western nations to stop the I.D.F.—by any means necessary, according to the Geneva Conventions—is a violation of international law, as we all by now know. I am not an international lawyer but I assume, quite reasonably I think, that any means necessary necessarily and obviously means the killing of I.D.F. commanders and soldiers, if that is indeed what is required to defend the people of Gaza from genocide. What can possibly be controversial about this?
Israel does not have a special dispensation to commit genocide. The fact that Israel was founded as and declares itself to be a Jewish state does not entitle its army to commit genocide. The I.D.F. is the machine perpetrating a genocide. It’s soldiers are the men and women running that machine. Neither ignorance—nor a childhood of Zionist indoctrination—can possibly excuse participation in a genocide. Wishing for the I.D.F’s total destruction, wishing for death upon the I.D.F., is as morally defensible as anything can possibly be.
The genocide needs to stop. Stopping it means stopping the I.D.F.
So long as the I.D.F. continues its genocidal campaign and Western countries continue to arm and enable it, “Death to the I.D.F.” should be defended as a logical and moral proposition.
Published simultaneously at Winter Wheat.
That photo of the IDF literally made me sick to my stomach. I am beyond disgusted with both political parties in this country which have become infested with special interest money. They have both become the parties of Genocide and Forever Wars-the DGFW party and the RGFW. The most egregious part to me has been the lack of empathy for the Palestinians, especially children and babies. Another holocaust is happening right in front of our eyes. The mainstream press has propagandized us with one-sided reporting and outright lies. When will people ever learn to believe their "lying eyes" instead of the mainstream press, AKA as "Stenographers for the State Department".
Oh, Cara, this is beyond heartbreaking, and I think of you all the time when I hear about the latest incursions into the West Bank and attacks on southern Lebanon. Then, when I read Dr. Ezzideen's posts from Gaza (https://x.com/ezzingaza), I'm beside myself with grief over the horror of what's happening.
It's not just the IDF, it's the settlers themselves--who are now attacking the military in order to get at the Palestinians directly. The more the Palestinians resist, the more the hammer comes down on all of them. Meanwhile, the West is absolutely deaf to what's happening.
I pray for your friends in the West Bank, and I pray for your own good heart. God help all of us . . .