(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . I/P Kettling: It is clear that this is not a war just against Hamas. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-11-02 A couple of weeks ago I wrote a paragraph about Kettling I’ll expand upon its use. What is kettling 'Kettling' is when the police contain protesters in one place for an extended period by surrounding them and not allowing them to leave. What do you call it when an occupying power applies it? What is happening in the occupied territories is exactly that. I note; Nota Bene: One can assume that after Hamas’ vicious and senseless atrocities of the 7th of October, the extreme right-wing triumvirate now “governing” Israel under “war powers” is using this horror to the maximum extent. *As Bibi admitted it was all due to a minor booboo and anyway it was the fault of others. Under the Ottomans what is now termed Israel [before the British Empire took over] had about 8 to 9% of its population of “ethnic” Jews i.e. those that had lived there for generations. The creation of modern Israel was largely a European Jewish dream that became reality 106 years ago today with the Balfour Agreement. [link goes to a brief history] The Balfour Declaration The Balfour Declaration Foreign Office November 2nd, 1917 Dear Lord Rothschild: I have much pleasure in conveying to you. on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet: His Majesty's Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non- Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country. I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation. [They still exist see link] Yours, Arthur James Balfour Arguments* still rage over this declaration and I only include it here as a note. *For example, expressly omitting to mention of political rights for “non-Jews”. This basically made the Palestinians a stateless population. Kettling stage one? Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity. the link goes to Amnesty International. Once again this is so yesterday, but still important, and a source of endless argument. Kettling Stage 2 The Occupied West Bank Israel’s Settlements Have No Legal Validity, Constitute Flagrant Violation of International Law, Security Council Reaffirms Link goes to UN The Security Council reaffirmed this afternoon that Israel’s establishment of settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, had no legal validity, constituting a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the vision of two States living side-by-side in peace and security, within internationally recognized borders. A list of UNSC resolutions can be found here, how many have been enforced is another matter entirely. Link to WIKI. Some history can be found here link goes to the UN. Kettling Stage 3 Splitting of Gaza by the IDF. Calling it a siege within siege also works. Driving with threats Palestinians out of Nothern Gaza. Encircling Nothern Gaza by land, sea, and air. No attention is paid to humanitarian needs. [Hospitals, Water, Food, Energy, and security for civilians] One would have thought an occupying power would ensure these minimum requirements. Shelling of Southern Gaza continues once again little attention is paid to humanitarian needs. Some minor subsistence supplies might or not be provided. How much further sub-division occurs, is not yet clear. Kettling Stage 4 The use of settlers/ terrorists ..colonists [as in land thieves] to terrorize freely the rightful occupants by arming them and giving them police and military protection. Why the Hill Top Youth have not been declared as a terrorist group remains a mystery. All 650 checkpoints are closed isolating Palestinian communities one from another. The use of Administrative Detention is an infinitely 3-month rolling scheme of imprisonment without charges or trials. The destruction of Palestinian infrastructure is carried out by simply bulldozing it. What is the point/end game of this kettling? I’ll rely on the Israeli President to explain Israeli President Isaac Herzog said this week that, as far as the military is concerned, there is little difference between Gaza’s civilian population and Hamas, which has governed the besieged territory since 2007. “It’s not true this rhetoric about civilians [being] not aware, not involved,” Herzog said in the middle of an unprecedented Israeli bombing campaign in retaliation for Hamas’s massacre of Israeli civilians last week. “They could have risen up, they could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza in a coup d’etat. Rose up? Against Whom? Israel? Another proposal Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has told Al Jazeera that people in Gaza should evacuate their residences and relocate to the Sinai Desert in Egypt, where temporary tent cities could be established for them, amid the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas. The Palestinians are still waiting for the 1948 temporary relocation to end. Funny but I have a natural distrust of Extreme right-wing ultranationalists and anti-democrats. Shame that it cannot be said of our own Western democratic leaders. Just a thought [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/2/2203210/-I-P-Kettling-It-is-clear-this-is-not-a-war-just-against-Hamas?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/