Israel’s “forever war of permanent vengeance”
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Nesrine Malik takes no prisoners in assessing what she calls Israel’s “forever war of permanent vengeance,” under cover of a Trump-brokered ceasefire, shifting its attention from Gaza to the West Bank in “a process that has been described as “Gaza-ification”.
Back in January we posted a piece from Mondoweiss by Mitchell Plitnick, warning against expecting long term positive developments for Palestinians from a US administration whose interests are ultimately aligned with those of Israel.
Now Malik writes grimly: “Safe in the knowledge that western allies will continue to support it and provide weapons and political cover, the Israeli government is repeating its [Gaza] tactics elsewhere.”
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This article was originally published by The Guardian on Mon 10 Mar 2025. Read the original here.
'Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue
A winding down of operations in Gaza has allowed Israel to turn its attention to the West Bank, with devastating effects
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“….but something else, across all Palestinian territories, has begun”.
The final solution?