Israel has hit Beirut.
The US has hit Iraq.
Israel has hit Syria.
The US and Israel have hit Yemen.
Israel barrages Gaza with airstrikes daily.
AND, Israel has hit Iran.
All within the span of a few days.
Where is the international community condemning these attempts to start a greater war in the Middle East? All that has been released from western powers are statements reaffirming Israel’s right to defend itself. If they are going to continue to use this to legitimize Israel’s war crimes, then there will assuredly be a greater war because no one is calling out these warmongering tactics that have set back any chance of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Some pundits are assuring everyone that Iran will not respond to Israel, but they have clear justification to retaliate within the bounds of international law as well as Lebanon. Israel targeted and assassinated a leader of Hamas that was in Iran. Ismail Haniyeh was integral in the peace talks as the representative of Hamas and fought for an end to the genocide in Gaza. With his death, it is clear that Israel wanted to derail any chance of peace because there would be no other reason to assassinate an opposition leader who is working toward peace. Israel also targeted and assassinated a leader of Hezbollah (as mentioned in my post yesterday, but there was no information on who was killed). Hezbollah denies any involvement in the bombing of an Israeli soccer field, but Israel still responded with the killing of a top leader. Lebanese officials have condemned Israel’s attack and are extremely worried that an all out war will result from a response from Hezbollah, but they “are up for it”.
Israel is pushing for war.
The US is doing nothing to stop Israel’s push for a greater war which means they want it, and have participated in airstrikes as well. The US has also positioned war ships closer to Lebanon.
World leaders are doing nothing to stop Israel from pushing other countries into war. Urging “restraint” is not enough. These leaders must cut off supplying arms and military funding to Israel as the ICC has requested of them yet none are doing. This means these leaders do not respect or uphold human rights and international humanitarian law.
What Israel has done in these series of attacks, along with the US, are serious aggressions intended to instigate war.
No one is checking Israel or the US. This is a huge problem and this is what should be the most concerning aspect because this means that no one will try to stop either country. This also means that Israel and the US will persist in these acts of aggression until Iran, Lebanon, Syria, or Yemen are drawn into war.
If our elected officials are not ending the genocide in Palestine, they are arming Israel, and remaining silent on Israel’s war crimes, they are not safe to have in a place of power. It’s up to us to remove these oppressors from office. It’s also up to us to demand restructuring of our government’s. This is a global issue and not an issue for a handful of countries.
As for those of us in the US, it doesn’t matter if Harris or Trump is in office, they both support Israel and will arm and fund Israel’s war machine. The only way to achieve peace is for a radical change, and why third party voting is critical.
From the river to the sea, may Palestine be free. May the whole world be free.
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Articles for reference. Please read and share.
Reuters: Hezbollah confirms top commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburb
The Wall Street Journal: Strike in Iran Kills Hamas’s Chief Negotiator