It seems that a full-on invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel’s ultimate
endgame plan for the Palestinian enclave, is moving inexorably closer to
realisation.
Israel again has called up thousands of reservists and Israel’s
Communications Minister and security cabinet member, Gilad Erdan,
has announced that Israel is close to being in a position to launch a full
invasion. Erdan asked that Israelis be patient.
Erdan also made it clear that Israel will not be conceding to any of
Hamas’s demands inferring that Israel had no even considered any of Hamas’s
demands which were put forward for discussion during the ceasefire.
Since it was obvious that Israel was never going to entertain any of
Hamas’s demands, Hamas had little choice other than to resume hostilities in
order to force the issue. The alternative would be to submit to eternal
ghettoisation, oppression and persecution at the hands of the Israelis. Both
sides now seem intent on pushing the matter to an ultimate conclusion once and
for all.
For the Israelis, the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and the transfer
of the population into the Sinai, Jordan or Lebanon have always been part of
the ultimate Zionist endgame. It has never been anything else. Talk of living
peacefully side by side with the Palestinians has only ever been an illusion
for the benefit of Israel’s Western supporters who continue to plough money
into Israel. But the reality is that Israel has never ever had any intention of
allowing a Palestinian state to exist. Israel has skilfully manipulated affairs
in such a way as to completely fool the West – and particularly the US – for
years into believing they only want peace with the Palestinians when all the
while they were merely waiting for an opportunity to grab the occupied
territories for themselves on the pretext of defending themselves against ‘terrorism’.
For the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip there is now little to
lose. They will likely fight on and they will pin their hopes on world opinion
and outrage against Israeli atrocities influencing the world’s Western leaders
into forcing the Israelis into stopping their war and accepting Hamas’s
demands.
There will be no peace for either side any time soon.
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